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Recognised as Colour

#8A06B1

  • #8A06B1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8A06B1 is a violet with RGB values 138, 6, 177 and HSL 286°, 93%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#8A06B1#8A06B1
HEX#8A06B1
RGBrgb(138, 6, 177)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.0235, 0.6941
RGB percentages54.1%, 2.4%, 69.4%
HSLhsl(286.3, 93.4%, 35.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.3, 96.6%, 69.4%)
CMYK22%, 96.6%, 0%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,045,681
CSS custom property--colour: #8A06B1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08708WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.66:1
Contrast with white7.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E
Inverted#75F94E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004DB5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0056AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.7 from the original
Tritanopia#873D67no 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 text7.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.74:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 8.9Dark violet · ΔE 16Blue violet · ΔE 18.8Dark magenta · ΔE 19.5Indigo · ΔE 22.5Medium orchid · ΔE 22.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 8.93, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2DB106
Analogous#3406B1, #B10683
Triadic#B18A06, #06B18A
Split complementary#82B106, #06B135
Tetradic#B13506, #2DB106, #0683B1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E188FB
Lighter +30%#D457F9
Lighter +20%#C825F8
Lighter +10%#B008E2
Darker −10%#640480
Darker −20%#3D034E
Darker −30%#17011D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8D00B7
Less saturated −25%#7E1D9A

Channel breakdown

R138
G6
B177
Red138 (54.1%)
Green6 (2.4%)
Blue177 (69.4%)
Hue286.32°
Saturation (HSL)93.44%
Lightness35.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 06 · B B1

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