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Colour

#8A1AB8

  • #8A1AB8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8A1AB8 is a violet with RGB values 138, 26, 184 and HSL 283°, 75%, 41%. 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

#8A1AB8#8A1AB8
HEX#8A1AB8
RGBrgb(138, 26, 184)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.102, 0.7216
RGB percentages54.1%, 10.2%, 72.2%
HSLhsl(282.5, 75.2%, 41.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.5, 85.9%, 72.2%)
CMYK25%, 85.9%, 0%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,050,808
CSS custom property--colour: #8A1AB8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09603WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.19:1
Contrast with white7.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D
Inverted#75E547

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0052BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44 from the original
Deuteranopia#0059B5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.6 from the original
Tritanopia#84466Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 6.5Dark violet · ΔE 15.8Blue violet · ΔE 17.3Dark magenta · ΔE 20.7Medium orchid · ΔE 21.1Indigo · ΔE 22.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 6.47, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#48B81A
Analogous#3B1AB8, #B81A97
Triadic#B88A1A, #1AB88A
Split complementary#97B81A, #1AB83B
Tetradic#B83B1A, #48B81A, #1A97B8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEABF3
Lighter +30%#CD7EED
Lighter +20%#BB52E6
Lighter +10%#AA25E0
Darker −10%#68148B
Darker −20%#470D5F
Darker −30%#250732
Darker −40%#040105
More saturated +25%#9500D2
Less saturated −25%#7F349E

Channel breakdown

R138
G26
B184
Red138 (54.1%)
Green26 (10.2%)
Blue184 (72.2%)
Hue282.53°
Saturation (HSL)75.24%
Lightness41.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 1A · B B8

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