Colour

#8A17FF

#8A17FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#8A17FF is a violet with RGB values 138, 23, 255 and HSL 270°, 100%, 55%. 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

#8A17FF#8A17FF

HEX#8A17FF

RGBrgb(138, 23, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.0902, 1

RGB percentages54.1%, 9%, 100%

HSLhsl(269.7, 100%, 54.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(269.7, 91%, 100%)

CMYK45.9%, 91%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,050,111

CSS custom property--colour: #8A17FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13236WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness115.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.76:1

Contrast with white5.76:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#404040

Inverted#75E800

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0067FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#0063FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.4 from the original

Tritanopia#686797no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 94 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.65:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 18.7 Dark violet · ΔE 20.1 Blue · ΔE 21.3 Medium blue · ΔE 23 Dark orchid · ΔE 33.6 Fuchsia · ΔE 37.6

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 18.68, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8CFF17

Analogous#1718FF, #FE17FF

Triadic#FF8A17, #17FF8A

Split complementary#FFFE17, #18FF17

Tetradic#FF1718, #8CFF17, #17FFFE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F1E3FF

Lighter +30%#D7B0FF

Lighter +20%#BD7DFF

Lighter +10%#A44AFF

Darker −10%#7100E3

Darker −20%#5700B0

Darker −30%#3E007D

Darker −40%#25004A

More saturated +25%#8A17FF

Less saturated −25%#8A34E2

Channel breakdown

R138

G23

B255

Red138 (54.1%)

Green23 (9%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue269.74°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness54.51%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8A · G 17 · B FF

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