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Colour

#8A2CE1

  • #8A2CE1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#8A2CE1 is a violet with RGB values 138, 44, 225 and HSL 271°, 75%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#8A2CE1#8A2CE1
HEX#8A2CE1
RGBrgb(138, 44, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.1725, 0.8824
RGB percentages54.1%, 17.3%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(271.2, 75.1%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(271.2, 80.4%, 88.2%)
CMYK38.7%, 80.4%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,055,457
CSS custom property--colour: #8A2CE1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12641WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.95:1
Contrast with white5.95:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D
Inverted#75D31E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0063E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0063DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.3 from the original
Tritanopia#765F88no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.95:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.53:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 0.8Dark violet · ΔE 8.4Dark orchid · ΔE 14.7Medium blue · ΔE 24.6Medium orchid · ΔE 30.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 0.83, indistinguishable to the eye
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#83E12C
Analogous#2F2CE1, #E12CDE
Triadic#E18A2C, #2CE18A
Split complementary#DEE12C, #2CE130
Tetradic#E1302C, #83E12C, #2CDDE1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDDFFA
Lighter +30%#D4B2F4
Lighter +20%#BC85EE
Lighter +10%#A359E7
Darker −10%#701BBF
Darker −20%#561592
Darker −30%#3C0E66
Darker −40%#210839
More saturated +25%#8B0EFF
Less saturated −25%#894AC3

Channel breakdown

R138
G44
B225
Red138 (54.1%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue271.16°
Saturation (HSL)75.1%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 2C · B E1

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