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Recognised as Colour

#8A0AB6

  • #8A0AB6
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8A0AB6 is a violet with RGB values 138, 10, 182 and HSL 285°, 90%, 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

#8A0AB6#8A0AB6
HEX#8A0AB6
RGBrgb(138, 10, 182)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.0392, 0.7137
RGB percentages54.1%, 3.9%, 71.4%
HSLhsl(284.7, 89.6%, 37.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.7, 94.5%, 71.4%)
CMYK24.2%, 94.5%, 0%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,046,710
CSS custom property--colour: #8A0AB6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08998WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness97.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.5:1
Contrast with white7.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#323232
Inverted#75F549

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004FBAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0057B3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.7 from the original
Tritanopia#85406Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 8.1Dark violet · ΔE 14Blue violet · ΔE 16.7Dark magenta · ΔE 21.7Medium orchid · ΔE 23.3Indigo · ΔE 23.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 8.14, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#36B60A
Analogous#340AB6, #B60A8C
Triadic#B68A0A, #0AB68A
Split complementary#8CB60A, #0AB634
Tetradic#B6340A, #36B60A, #0A8CB6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DF93F9
Lighter +30%#D163F6
Lighter +20%#C232F4
Lighter +10%#AF0DE6
Darker −10%#650786
Darker −20%#410555
Darker −30%#1C0225
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8F00C0
Less saturated −25%#7E229E

Channel breakdown

R138
G10
B182
Red138 (54.1%)
Green10 (3.9%)
Blue182 (71.4%)
Hue284.65°
Saturation (HSL)89.58%
Lightness37.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 0A · B B6

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