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Recognised as Colour

#8A44BB

  • #8A44BB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#8A44BB is a violet with RGB values 138, 68, 187 and HSL 275°, 47%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#8A44BB#8A44BB
HEX#8A44BB
RGBrgb(138, 68, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.2667, 0.7333
RGB percentages54.1%, 26.7%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(275.3, 46.7%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(275.3, 63.6%, 73.3%)
CMYK26.2%, 63.6%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,061,563
CSS custom property--colour: #8A44BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13125WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.79:1
Contrast with white5.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#75BB44

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0063BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#3066B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.9 from the original
Tritanopia#835C79no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.63:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 13.3Medium orchid · ΔE 14.1Slate blue · ΔE 16.3Dark orchid · ΔE 17.1Medium purple · ΔE 18.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.6
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 13.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#75BB44
Analogous#4E44BB, #BB44B1
Triadic#BB8A44, #44BB8A
Split complementary#B1BB44, #44BB4E
Tetradic#BB4E44, #75BB44, #44B1BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8DAF1
Lighter +30%#D0B4E4
Lighter +20%#B98FD6
Lighter +10%#A169C9
Darker −10%#6E3696
Darker −20%#532970
Darker −30%#371B4B
Darker −40%#1C0E25
More saturated +25%#9024DB
Less saturated −25%#84649B

Channel breakdown

R138
G68
B187
Red138 (54.1%)
Green68 (26.7%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue275.29°
Saturation (HSL)46.67%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 44 · B BB

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