Colour

#8A0EC0

#8A0EC0
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#8A0EC0 is a violet with RGB values 138, 14, 192 and HSL 282°, 86%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#8A0EC0

RGBrgb(138, 14, 192)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.0549, 0.7529

RGB percentages54.1%, 5.5%, 75.3%

HSLhsl(281.8, 86.4%, 40.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(281.8, 92.7%, 75.3%)

CMYK28.1%, 92.7%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,047,744

CSS custom property--colour: #8A0EC0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09523WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness100.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.23:1

Contrast with white7.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#353535

Inverted#75F13F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0052C4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#0059BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.4 from the original

Tritanopia#824671no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.9:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 8.7 Dark violet · ΔE 9.7 Blue violet · ΔE 12.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 25.6 Dark magenta · ΔE 26.3 Indigo · ΔE 26.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 8.67, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#44C00E

Analogous#310EC0, #C00E9D

Triadic#C08A0E, #0EC08A

Split complementary#9DC00E, #0EC031

Tetradic#C0310E, #44C00E, #0E9DC0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DEA2F8

Lighter +30%#CD72F5

Lighter +20%#BC43F1

Lighter +10%#AB13EE

Darker −10%#680B90

Darker −20%#460761

Darker −30%#240431

Darker −40%#010002

More saturated +25%#9000CE

Less saturated −25%#8028A6

Channel breakdown

R138

G14

B192

Red138 (54.1%)

Green14 (5.5%)

Blue192 (75.3%)

Hue281.8°

Saturation (HSL)86.41%

Lightness40.39%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8A · G 0E · B C0

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