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Recognised as Colour

#8A04B3

  • #8A04B3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8A04B3 is a violet with RGB values 138, 4, 179 and HSL 286°, 96%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#8A04B3#8A04B3
HEX#8A04B3
RGBrgb(138, 4, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.0157, 0.702
RGB percentages54.1%, 1.6%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(285.9, 95.6%, 35.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285.9, 97.8%, 70.2%)
CMYK22.9%, 97.8%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,045,171
CSS custom property--colour: #8A04B3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08745WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.64:1
Contrast with white7.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D
Inverted#75FB4C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004DB7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0056B0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.5 from the original
Tritanopia#863E68no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 8.8Dark violet · ΔE 14.8Blue violet · ΔE 17.8Dark magenta · ΔE 20.8Indigo · ΔE 23.2Medium orchid · ΔE 23.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 8.81, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2DB304
Analogous#3204B3, #B30485
Triadic#B38A04, #04B38A
Split complementary#85B304, #04B332
Tetradic#B33204, #2DB304, #0485B3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E187FC
Lighter +30%#D455FB
Lighter +20%#C823FA
Lighter +10%#B005E5
Darker −10%#640381
Darker −20%#3D024F
Darker −30%#17011D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8C00B7
Less saturated −25%#7E1B9C

Channel breakdown

R138
G4
B179
Red138 (54.1%)
Green4 (1.6%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue285.94°
Saturation (HSL)95.63%
Lightness35.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 04 · B B3

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