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Colour

#8A37EE

  • #8A37EE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#8A37EE is a violet with RGB values 138, 55, 238 and HSL 267°, 84%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#8A37EE#8A37EE
HEX#8A37EE
RGBrgb(138, 55, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.2157, 0.9333
RGB percentages54.1%, 21.6%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(267.2, 84.3%, 57.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(267.2, 76.9%, 93.3%)
CMYK42%, 76.9%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,058,286
CSS custom property--colour: #8A37EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14309WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.44:1
Contrast with white5.44:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#75C811

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006AF3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0068EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.4 from the original
Tritanopia#706992no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 79.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.86:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 4Dark violet · ΔE 11.9Dark orchid · ΔE 17.7Medium blue · ΔE 24.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 30.7Medium orchid · ΔE 32.7
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 4.01, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9BEE37
Analogous#3740EE, #E537EE
Triadic#EE8A37, #37EE8A
Split complementary#EEE637, #3FEE37
Tetradic#EE3740, #9BEE37, #37EEE5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8F3FE
Lighter +30%#DCC4FA
Lighter +20%#C195F6
Lighter +10%#A566F2
Darker −10%#7013DF
Darker −20%#580FB0
Darker −30%#410B81
Darker −40%#290752
More saturated +25%#8826FF
Less saturated −25%#8D52D3

Channel breakdown

R138
G55
B238
Red138 (54.1%)
Green55 (21.6%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue267.21°
Saturation (HSL)84.33%
Lightness57.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 37 · B EE

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