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Recognised as Colour

#8A23B7

  • #8A23B7
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8A23B7 is a violet with RGB values 138, 35, 183 and HSL 282°, 68%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#8A23B7#8A23B7
HEX#8A23B7
RGBrgb(138, 35, 183)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.1373, 0.7176
RGB percentages54.1%, 13.7%, 71.8%
HSLhsl(281.8, 67.9%, 42.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.8, 80.9%, 71.8%)
CMYK24.6%, 80.9%, 0%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,053,111
CSS custom property--colour: #8A23B7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10024WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.99:1
Contrast with white6.99:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#444444
Inverted#75DC48

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0054BBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#005BB4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.7 from the original
Tritanopia#85486Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 6.7Medium orchid · ΔE 18.8Dark magenta · ΔE 18.9Dark violet · ΔE 18.9Blue violet · ΔE 19.6Indigo · ΔE 21.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 6.67, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#50B723
Analogous#4023B7, #B7239A
Triadic#B78A23, #23B78A
Split complementary#9AB723, #23B740
Tetradic#B74023, #50B723, #239AB7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFB5F1
Lighter +30%#CC8AE9
Lighter +20%#B960E0
Lighter +10%#A735D8
Darker −10%#6A1B8C
Darker −20%#491361
Darker −30%#290A37
Darker −40%#09020C
More saturated +25%#9508D2
Less saturated −25%#7F3E9C

Channel breakdown

R138
G35
B183
Red138 (54.1%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue183 (71.8%)
Hue281.76°
Saturation (HSL)67.89%
Lightness42.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 23 · B B7

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