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Recognised as Colour

#8A2DD6

  • #8A2DD6
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#8A2DD6 is a violet with RGB values 138, 45, 214 and HSL 273°, 67%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#8A2DD6#8A2DD6
HEX#8A2DD6
RGBrgb(138, 45, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.1765, 0.8392
RGB percentages54.1%, 17.6%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(273, 67.3%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(273, 79%, 83.9%)
CMYK35.5%, 79%, 0%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,055,702
CSS custom property--colour: #8A2DD6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12135WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.13:1
Contrast with white6.13:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D
Inverted#75D229

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0060DBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0061D3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.4 from the original
Tritanopia#7B5B82no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 6.6Dark orchid · ΔE 9.3Dark violet · ΔE 10.1Medium orchid · ΔE 26Medium blue · ΔE 27.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 6.59, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#79D62D
Analogous#352DD6, #D62DCE
Triadic#D68A2D, #2DD68A
Split complementary#CDD62D, #2DD636
Tetradic#D6362D, #79D62D, #2DCED6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9D8F7
Lighter +30%#D1ADEF
Lighter +20%#BA82E7
Lighter +10%#A258DE
Darker −10%#6F22AE
Darker −20%#541A83
Darker −30%#391159
Darker −40%#1D092E
More saturated +25%#8D0EF5
Less saturated −25%#874CB7

Channel breakdown

R138
G45
B214
Red138 (54.1%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue273.02°
Saturation (HSL)67.33%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 2D · B D6

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