Colour

#8A10FF

#8A10FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#8A10FF is a violet with RGB values 138, 16, 255 and HSL 271°, 100%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#8A10FF#8A10FF

HEX#8A10FF

RGBrgb(138, 16, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.0627, 1

RGB percentages54.1%, 6.3%, 100%

HSLhsl(270.6, 100%, 53.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270.6, 93.7%, 100%)

CMYK45.9%, 93.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,048,319

CSS custom property--colour: #8A10FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12994WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness115.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.84:1

Contrast with white5.84:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B

Inverted#75EF00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0066FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48 from the original

Deuteranopia#0062FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.9 from the original

Tritanopia#696697no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 94.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.6:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 19.8 Blue · ΔE 20.7 Dark violet · ΔE 20.9 Medium blue · ΔE 23.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 34.6 Fuchsia · ΔE 37.8

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 19.81, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#85FF10

Analogous#1210FF, #FF10FD

Triadic#FF8A10, #10FF8A

Split complementary#FDFF10, #10FF12

Tetradic#FF1210, #85FF10, #10FDFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EEDCFF

Lighter +30%#D5A9FF

Lighter +20%#BC76FF

Lighter +10%#A343FF

Darker −10%#7000DC

Darker −20%#5600A9

Darker −30%#3C0076

Darker −40%#220043

More saturated +25%#8A10FF

Less saturated −25%#892EE1

Channel breakdown

R138

G16

B255

Red138 (54.1%)

Green16 (6.3%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue270.63°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness53.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8A · G 10 · B FF

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Colour values

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