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Colour

#8A01CA

  • #8A01CA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#8A01CA is a violet with RGB values 138, 1, 202 and HSL 281°, 99%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#8A01CA#8A01CA
HEX#8A01CA
RGBrgb(138, 1, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.0039, 0.7922
RGB percentages54.1%, 0.4%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(280.9, 99%, 39.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280.9, 99.5%, 79.2%)
CMYK31.7%, 99.5%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,044,426
CSS custom property--colour: #8A01CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09689WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.15:1
Contrast with white7.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D
Inverted#75FE35

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0054CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0059C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.9 from the original
Tritanopia#7F4976no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.94:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 4Blue violet · ΔE 8.4Dark orchid · ΔE 13.5Medium blue · ΔE 26.4Medium orchid · ΔE 30.6Indigo · ΔE 31.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 4.02, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#41CA01
Analogous#2501CA, #CA01A6
Triadic#CA8A01, #01CA8A
Split complementary#A5CA01, #01CA26
Tetradic#CA2501, #41CA01, #01A5CA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DE99FE
Lighter +30%#CE66FE
Lighter +20%#BD33FE
Lighter +10%#AD01FD
Darker −10%#670197
Darker −20%#450065
Darker −30%#220032
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8A00CB
Less saturated −25%#811AB1

Channel breakdown

R138
G1
B202
Red138 (54.1%)
Green1 (0.4%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue280.9°
Saturation (HSL)99.01%
Lightness39.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 01 · B CA

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