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Recognised as Colour

#8A05B2

  • #8A05B2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8A05B2 is a violet with RGB values 138, 5, 178 and HSL 286°, 95%, 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

#8A05B2#8A05B2
HEX#8A05B2
RGBrgb(138, 5, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.0196, 0.698
RGB percentages54.1%, 2%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(286.1, 94.5%, 35.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.1, 97.2%, 69.8%)
CMYK22.5%, 97.2%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,045,426
CSS custom property--colour: #8A05B2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08726WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.65:1
Contrast with white7.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E
Inverted#75FA4D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004DB6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0056AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.6 from the original
Tritanopia#863D68no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 8.8Dark violet · ΔE 15.4Blue violet · ΔE 18.3Dark magenta · ΔE 20.1Indigo · ΔE 22.9Medium orchid · ΔE 22.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 8.85, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2DB205
Analogous#3305B2, #B20584
Triadic#B28A05, #05B28A
Split complementary#84B205, #05B233
Tetradic#B23305, #2DB205, #0584B2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E187FC
Lighter +30%#D456FA
Lighter +20%#C824F9
Lighter +10%#B006E4
Darker −10%#640480
Darker −20%#3D024F
Darker −30%#17011D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8D00B7
Less saturated −25%#7E1C9B

Channel breakdown

R138
G5
B178
Red138 (54.1%)
Green5 (2%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue286.13°
Saturation (HSL)94.54%
Lightness35.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 05 · B B2

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