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Recognised as Colour

#8A09B7

  • #8A09B7
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8A09B7 is a violet with RGB values 138, 9, 183 and HSL 284°, 91%, 38%. 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

#8A09B7#8A09B7
HEX#8A09B7
RGBrgb(138, 9, 183)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.0353, 0.7176
RGB percentages54.1%, 3.5%, 71.8%
HSLhsl(284.5, 90.6%, 37.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.5, 95.1%, 71.8%)
CMYK24.6%, 95.1%, 0%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,046,455
CSS custom property--colour: #8A09B7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09018WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness97.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.49:1
Contrast with white7.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#313131
Inverted#75F648

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004FBBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0057B4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.6 from the original
Tritanopia#85416Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 8.2Dark violet · ΔE 13.4Blue violet · ΔE 16.2Dark magenta · ΔE 22.3Medium orchid · ΔE 23.7Indigo · ΔE 24
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 8.2, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#36B709
Analogous#3309B7, #B7098D
Triadic#B78A09, #09B78A
Split complementary#8DB709, #09B733
Tetradic#B73309, #36B709, #098DB7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DF92FA
Lighter +30%#D162F7
Lighter +20%#C231F5
Lighter +10%#AF0BE8
Darker −10%#650786
Darker −20%#410456
Darker −30%#1C0225
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8E00C0
Less saturated −25%#7E219F

Channel breakdown

R138
G9
B183
Red138 (54.1%)
Green9 (3.5%)
Blue183 (71.8%)
Hue284.48°
Saturation (HSL)90.63%
Lightness37.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 09 · B B7

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