Colour

#8A35A0

#8A35A0
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Rebecca purple

#8A35A0 is a violet with RGB values 138, 53, 160 and HSL 288°, 50%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#8A35A0#8A35A0

HEX#8A35A0

RGBrgb(138, 53, 160)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.2078, 0.6275

RGB percentages54.1%, 20.8%, 62.7%

HSLhsl(287.7, 50.2%, 41.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(287.7, 66.9%, 62.7%)

CMYK13.8%, 66.9%, 0%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,057,696

CSS custom property--colour: #8A35A0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10488WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness101.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.78:1

Contrast with white6.78:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F

Inverted#75CA5F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0D56A3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#3B5E9Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.2 from the original

Tritanopia#8A4866no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.1:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 12 Purple · ΔE 12.6 Dark magenta · ΔE 12.7 Medium orchid · ΔE 17.5 Indigo · ΔE 21.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 23.1

Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 11.95, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#4BA035

Analogous#5535A0, #A03580

Triadic#A08A35, #35A08A

Split complementary#80A035, #35A055

Tetradic#A05535, #4BA035, #3580A0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#DEB9E8

Lighter +30%#CC93DB

Lighter +20%#BA6DCE

Lighter +10%#A846C2

Darker −10%#69287A

Darker −20%#481C53

Darker −30%#270F2D

Darker −40%#060207

More saturated +25%#9A1ABB

Less saturated −25%#7A5085

Channel breakdown

R138

G53

B160

Red138 (54.1%)

Green53 (20.8%)

Blue160 (62.7%)

Hue287.66°

Saturation (HSL)50.23%

Lightness41.76%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8A · G 35 · B A0

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