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Recognised as Colour

#8A12C1

  • #8A12C1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8A12C1 is a violet with RGB values 138, 18, 193 and HSL 281°, 83%, 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 orchid.

Colour values

#8A12C1#8A12C1
HEX#8A12C1
RGBrgb(138, 18, 193)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.0706, 0.7569
RGB percentages54.1%, 7.1%, 75.7%
HSLhsl(281.1, 82.9%, 41.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.1, 90.7%, 75.7%)
CMYK28.5%, 90.7%, 0%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,048,769
CSS custom property--colour: #8A12C1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09686WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.15:1
Contrast with white7.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#383838
Inverted#75ED3E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0053C5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0059BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.5 from the original
Tritanopia#824872no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.94:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 8.2Dark violet · ΔE 9.9Blue violet · ΔE 12.1Medium orchid · ΔE 25.3Dark magenta · ΔE 26.3Indigo · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 8.24, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#49C112
Analogous#3212C1, #C112A1
Triadic#C18A12, #12C18A
Split complementary#A0C112, #12C133
Tetradic#C13312, #49C112, #12A1C1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEA8F7
Lighter +30%#CC79F3
Lighter +20%#BB4BEE
Lighter +10%#A91CEA
Darker −10%#690E92
Darker −20%#470964
Darker −30%#260535
Darker −40%#050106
More saturated +25%#9100D3
Less saturated −25%#802CA7

Channel breakdown

R138
G18
B193
Red138 (54.1%)
Green18 (7.1%)
Blue193 (75.7%)
Hue281.14°
Saturation (HSL)82.94%
Lightness41.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 12 · B C1

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