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Recognised as Colour

#8A02BA

  • #8A02BA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8A02BA is a violet with RGB values 138, 2, 186 and HSL 284°, 98%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#8A02BA#8A02BA
HEX#8A02BA
RGBrgb(138, 2, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.0078, 0.7294
RGB percentages54.1%, 0.8%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(284.3, 97.9%, 36.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.3, 98.9%, 72.9%)
CMYK25.8%, 98.9%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,044,666
CSS custom property--colour: #8A02BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08992WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.5:1
Contrast with white7.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C
Inverted#75FD45

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004FBEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0057B7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.9 from the original
Tritanopia#84416Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 9.1Dark violet · ΔE 11.2Blue violet · ΔE 14.5Dark magenta · ΔE 24.5Medium orchid · ΔE 25.3Indigo · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 9.11, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#32BA02
Analogous#2E02BA, #BA028E
Triadic#BA8A02, #02BA8A
Split complementary#8EBA02, #02BA2E
Tetradic#BA2E02, #32BA02, #028EBA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E08AFE
Lighter +30%#D258FD
Lighter +20%#C425FD
Lighter +10%#AF03EC
Darker −10%#650188
Darker −20%#3F0155
Darker −30%#1A0023
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8B00BC
Less saturated −25%#7F19A3

Channel breakdown

R138
G2
B186
Red138 (54.1%)
Green2 (0.8%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue284.35°
Saturation (HSL)97.87%
Lightness36.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 02 · B BA

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