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Recognised as Colour

#8A309F

  • #8A309F
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#8A309F is a violet with RGB values 138, 48, 159 and HSL 289°, 54%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#8A309F#8A309F
HEX#8A309F
RGBrgb(138, 48, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.1882, 0.6235
RGB percentages54.1%, 18.8%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(288.6, 53.6%, 40.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.6, 69.8%, 62.4%)
CMYK13.2%, 69.8%, 0%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,056,415
CSS custom property--colour: #8A309F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1002WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.6 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#4B4B4B
Inverted#75CF60

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0053A2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#385C9Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.8 from the original
Tritanopia#8A4564no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.1 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 magenta · ΔE 10.9Purple · ΔE 11.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 12.9Medium orchid · ΔE 17.3Indigo · ΔE 20.6Dark orchid · ΔE 21.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 10.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#459F30
Analogous#52309F, #9F307D
Triadic#9F8A30, #309F8A
Split complementary#7D9F30, #309F53
Tetradic#9F5230, #459F30, #307C9F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEB3E8
Lighter +30%#CD8CDC
Lighter +20%#BC65D0
Lighter +10%#AB3DC5
Darker −10%#682478
Darker −20%#461851
Darker −30%#240D29
Darker −40%#020102
More saturated +25%#9A16B9
Less saturated −25%#7A4A85

Channel breakdown

R138
G48
B159
Red138 (54.1%)
Green48 (18.8%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue288.65°
Saturation (HSL)53.62%
Lightness40.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 30 · B 9F

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