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Colour

#8A46D8

  • #8A46D8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8A46D8 is a violet with RGB values 138, 70, 216 and HSL 268°, 65%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#8A46D8#8A46D8
HEX#8A46D8
RGBrgb(138, 70, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.2745, 0.8471
RGB percentages54.1%, 27.5%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(267.9, 65.2%, 56.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(267.9, 67.6%, 84.7%)
CMYK36.1%, 67.6%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,062,104
CSS custom property--colour: #8A46D8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14741WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.32:1
Contrast with white5.32:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#75B927

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006ADCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#006AD5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.3 from the original
Tritanopia#79688Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.95:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 9.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 17Blue violet · ΔE 17.4Medium orchid · ΔE 18.8Slate blue · ΔE 21.4Dark violet · ΔE 21.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 9.69, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#94D846
Analogous#464BD8, #D346D8
Triadic#D88A46, #46D88A
Split complementary#D8D346, #4BD846
Tetradic#D8464B, #94D846, #46D8D3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5EEFC
Lighter +30%#DAC4F3
Lighter +20%#BF9AEA
Lighter +10%#A570E1
Darker −10%#7029C2
Darker −20%#582098
Darker −30%#40176E
Darker −40%#270E44
More saturated +25%#882AF4
Less saturated −25%#8C62BC

Channel breakdown

R138
G70
B216
Red138 (54.1%)
Green70 (27.5%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue267.95°
Saturation (HSL)65.18%
Lightness56.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 46 · B D8

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