Colour

#8A0BC6

#8A0BC6
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark violet

#8A0BC6 is a violet with RGB values 138, 11, 198 and HSL 281°, 89%, 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

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HEX#8A0BC6

RGBrgb(138, 11, 198)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.0431, 0.7765

RGB percentages54.1%, 4.3%, 77.6%

HSLhsl(280.7, 89.5%, 41%)

HSV / HSBhsv(280.7, 94.4%, 77.6%)

CMYK30.3%, 94.4%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,046,982

CSS custom property--colour: #8A0BC6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0972WCAG 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 7.13:1

Contrast with white7.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#343434

Inverted#75F439

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0054CAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#0059C3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.5 from the original

Tritanopia#814974no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.94:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 6.6 Blue violet · ΔE 9.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 10.8 Medium orchid · ΔE 28 Medium blue · ΔE 28.2 Indigo · ΔE 29.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 6.64, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#47C60B

Analogous#2C0BC6, #C60BA5

Triadic#C68A0B, #0BC68A

Split complementary#A4C60B, #0BC62D

Tetradic#C62D0B, #47C60B, #0BA4C6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#DEA3FA

Lighter +30%#CD73F7

Lighter +20%#BB42F5

Lighter +10%#AA12F2

Darker −10%#680896

Darker −20%#470665

Darker −30%#250335

Darker −40%#030005

More saturated +25%#8E00D1

Less saturated −25%#8125AC

Channel breakdown

R138

G11

B198

Red138 (54.1%)

Green11 (4.3%)

Blue198 (77.6%)

Hue280.75°

Saturation (HSL)89.47%

Lightness40.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8A · G 0B · B C6

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