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Colour

#8A3EE4

  • #8A3EE4
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#8A3EE4 is a violet with RGB values 138, 62, 228 and HSL 267°, 75%, 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

#8A3EE4#8A3EE4
HEX#8A3EE4
RGBrgb(138, 62, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.2431, 0.8941
RGB percentages54.1%, 24.3%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(267.5, 75.5%, 56.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(267.5, 72.8%, 89.4%)
CMYK39.5%, 72.8%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,060,068
CSS custom property--colour: #8A3EE4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1445WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.4:1
Contrast with white5.4:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#75C11B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006AE9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0069E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.6 from the original
Tritanopia#75688Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.89:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 8Dark orchid · ΔE 11.7Dark violet · ΔE 14.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.9Medium orchid · ΔE 26Medium blue · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 8, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#98E43E
Analogous#3E45E4, #DD3EE4
Triadic#E48A3E, #3EE48A
Split complementary#E4DD3E, #45E43E
Tetradic#E43E45, #98E43E, #3EE4DD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6F1FD
Lighter +30%#DBC4F7
Lighter +20%#C097F1
Lighter +10%#A56BEA
Darker −10%#701DD2
Darker −20%#5817A5
Darker −30%#401178
Darker −40%#280B4B
More saturated +25%#8823FF
Less saturated −25%#8C5AC9

Channel breakdown

R138
G62
B228
Red138 (54.1%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue267.47°
Saturation (HSL)75.45%
Lightness56.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 3E · B E4

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