Colour

#8A45B9

#8A45B9
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Rebecca purple

#8A45B9 is a violet with RGB values 138, 69, 185 and HSL 276°, 46%, 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

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HEX#8A45B9

RGBrgb(138, 69, 185)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.2706, 0.7255

RGB percentages54.1%, 27.1%, 72.5%

HSLhsl(275.7, 45.7%, 49.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(275.7, 62.7%, 72.5%)

CMYK25.4%, 62.7%, 0%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,061,817

CSS custom property--colour: #8A45B9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13162WCAG 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 5.78:1

Contrast with white5.78:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C

Inverted#75BA46

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0663BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#3466B6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.1 from the original

Tritanopia#835C79no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.63:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 12.4 Medium orchid · ΔE 14.4 Slate blue · ΔE 16 Medium purple · ΔE 17.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 18.6 Dark magenta · ΔE 19.9

Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 12.44, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#74B945

Analogous#5045B9, #B945AE

Triadic#B98A45, #45B98A

Split complementary#AEB945, #45B950

Tetradic#B95045, #74B945, #45AEB9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E7D9F1

Lighter +30%#D0B4E3

Lighter +20%#B98FD5

Lighter +10%#A16AC7

Darker −10%#6E3794

Darker −20%#53296F

Darker −30%#371B4A

Darker −40%#1B0E24

More saturated +25%#9025D9

Less saturated −25%#846599

Channel breakdown

R138

G69

B185

Red138 (54.1%)

Green69 (27.1%)

Blue185 (72.5%)

Hue275.69°

Saturation (HSL)45.67%

Lightness49.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8A · G 45 · B B9

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