Colour

#8A3DB9

#8A3DB9
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#8A3DB9 is a violet with RGB values 138, 61, 185 and HSL 277°, 50%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#8A3DB9

RGBrgb(138, 61, 185)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.2392, 0.7255

RGB percentages54.1%, 23.9%, 72.5%

HSLhsl(277.3, 50.4%, 48.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(277.3, 67%, 72.5%)

CMYK25.4%, 67%, 0%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,059,769

CSS custom property--colour: #8A3DB9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12244WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness108.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.09:1

Contrast with white6.09:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#565656

Inverted#75C246

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005FBDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#2A63B6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.4 from the original

Tritanopia#835776no 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 text6.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 14 Dark orchid · ΔE 14.3 Rebecca purple · ΔE 14.6 Dark magenta · ΔE 18.4 Slate blue · ΔE 18.8 Purple · ΔE 20.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 14.02, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6CB93D

Analogous#4C3DB9, #B93DAA

Triadic#B98A3D, #3DB98A

Split complementary#AAB93D, #3DB94C

Tetradic#B94C3D, #6CB93D, #3DAAB9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E5D2F0

Lighter +30%#CEACE3

Lighter +20%#B885D7

Lighter +10%#A15FCA

Darker −10%#6D3093

Darker −20%#51246C

Darker −30%#341746

Darker −40%#180A20

More saturated +25%#911ED8

Less saturated −25%#835C9A

Channel breakdown

R138

G61

B185

Red138 (54.1%)

Green61 (23.9%)

Blue185 (72.5%)

Hue277.26°

Saturation (HSL)50.41%

Lightness48.24%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8A · G 3D · B B9

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Colour values

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