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Recognised as Colour

#8A2EB2

  • #8A2EB2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8A2EB2 is a violet with RGB values 138, 46, 178 and HSL 282°, 59%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#8A2EB2#8A2EB2
HEX#8A2EB2
RGBrgb(138, 46, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.1804, 0.698
RGB percentages54.1%, 18%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(281.8, 58.9%, 43.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.8, 74.2%, 69.8%)
CMYK22.5%, 74.2%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,055,922
CSS custom property--colour: #8A2EB2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10572WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.74:1
Contrast with white6.74:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B
Inverted#75D14D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0057B6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#215DAFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.2 from the original
Tritanopia#864B6Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.11:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 11.2Dark magenta · ΔE 15.5Medium orchid · ΔE 15.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.4Purple · ΔE 18.2Indigo · ΔE 19.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 11.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#56B22E
Analogous#482EB2, #B22E98
Triadic#B28A2E, #2EB28A
Split complementary#98B22E, #2EB248
Tetradic#B2482E, #56B22E, #2E98B2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0BEEE
Lighter +30%#CC95E4
Lighter +20%#B86DD9
Lighter +10%#A544CF
Darker −10%#6B2489
Darker −20%#4B1961
Darker −30%#2C0F38
Darker −40%#0C0410
More saturated +25%#9512CE
Less saturated −25%#7F4A96

Channel breakdown

R138
G46
B178
Red138 (54.1%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue281.82°
Saturation (HSL)58.93%
Lightness43.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 2E · B B2

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