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Recognised as Colour

#8A08C7

  • #8A08C7
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#8A08C7 is a violet with RGB values 138, 8, 199 and HSL 281°, 92%, 41%. 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

#8A08C7#8A08C7
HEX#8A08C7
RGBrgb(138, 8, 199)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.0314, 0.7804
RGB percentages54.1%, 3.1%, 78%
HSLhsl(280.8, 92.3%, 40.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280.8, 96%, 78%)
CMYK30.7%, 96%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,046,215
CSS custom property--colour: #8A08C7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.097WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.14:1
Contrast with white7.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#313131
Inverted#75F738

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0054CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0059C4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.7 from the original
Tritanopia#804975no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.94:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 5.9Blue violet · ΔE 9.3Dark orchid · ΔE 11.5Medium blue · ΔE 27.7Medium orchid · ΔE 28.7Indigo · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 5.88, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#45C708
Analogous#2B08C7, #C708A4
Triadic#C78A08, #08C78A
Split complementary#A5C708, #08C72B
Tetradic#C72A08, #45C708, #08A4C7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEA0FB
Lighter +30%#CD6FF9
Lighter +20%#BC3EF7
Lighter +10%#AB0DF5
Darker −10%#680696
Darker −20%#460465
Darker −30%#240234
Darker −40%#020003
More saturated +25%#8D00CF
Less saturated −25%#8122AD

Channel breakdown

R138
G8
B199
Red138 (54.1%)
Green8 (3.1%)
Blue199 (78%)
Hue280.84°
Saturation (HSL)92.27%
Lightness40.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 08 · B C7

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