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Recognised as Colour

#8A3CC4

  • #8A3CC4
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8A3CC4 is a violet with RGB values 138, 60, 196 and HSL 274°, 54%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#8A3CC4#8A3CC4
HEX#8A3CC4
RGBrgb(138, 60, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.2353, 0.7686
RGB percentages54.1%, 23.5%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(274.4, 53.5%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(274.4, 69.4%, 76.9%)
CMYK29.6%, 69.4%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,059,524
CSS custom property--colour: #8A3CC4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12621WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.96:1
Contrast with white5.96:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#75C33B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0061C8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#1364C1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.6 from the original
Tritanopia#805B7Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.52:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 9.1Medium orchid · ΔE 15.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 20Slate blue · ΔE 20.7Blue violet · ΔE 21.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 9.15, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#76C43C
Analogous#463CC4, #C43CBA
Triadic#C48A3C, #3CC48A
Split complementary#BAC43C, #3CC446
Tetradic#C4463C, #76C43C, #3CBAC4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8D9F3
Lighter +30%#D0B1E8
Lighter +20%#B98ADC
Lighter +10%#A163D0
Darker −10%#6F309D
Darker −20%#532476
Darker −30%#38184F
Darker −40%#1C0C28
More saturated +25%#8F1CE4
Less saturated −25%#855CA4

Channel breakdown

R138
G60
B196
Red138 (54.1%)
Green60 (23.5%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue274.41°
Saturation (HSL)53.54%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 3C · B C4

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