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Recognised as Colour

#8A1EA1

  • #8A1EA1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#8A1EA1 is a violet with RGB values 138, 30, 161 and HSL 289°, 69%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#8A1EA1#8A1EA1
HEX#8A1EA1
RGBrgb(138, 30, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.1176, 0.6314
RGB percentages54.1%, 11.8%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(289.5, 68.6%, 37.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.5, 81.4%, 63.1%)
CMYK14.3%, 81.4%, 0%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,051,809
CSS custom property--colour: #8A1EA1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08905WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.55:1
Contrast with white7.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#75E15E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004DA4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#2A589Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.6 from the original
Tritanopia#8A3C61no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 9.2Purple · ΔE 12.3Dark orchid · ΔE 15.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.9Medium orchid · ΔE 17.9Indigo · ΔE 18.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 9.15, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#35A11E
Analogous#491EA1, #A11E76
Triadic#A18A1E, #1EA18A
Split complementary#76A11E, #1EA149
Tetradic#A1491E, #35A11E, #1E76A1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DF9EED
Lighter +30%#D173E5
Lighter +20%#C348DD
Lighter +10%#AF26CC
Darker −10%#651676
Darker −20%#400E4B
Darker −30%#1B0620
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#9906B9
Less saturated −25%#7B3689

Channel breakdown

R138
G30
B161
Red138 (54.1%)
Green30 (11.8%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue289.47°
Saturation (HSL)68.59%
Lightness37.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 1E · B A1

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