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Recognised as Colour

#8A4FB8

  • #8A4FB8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#8A4FB8 is a violet with RGB values 138, 79, 184 and HSL 274°, 43%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#8A4FB8#8A4FB8
HEX#8A4FB8
RGBrgb(138, 79, 184)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.3098, 0.7216
RGB percentages54.1%, 31%, 72.2%
HSLhsl(273.7, 42.5%, 51.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(273.7, 57.1%, 72.2%)
CMYK25%, 57.1%, 0%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,064,376
CSS custom property--colour: #8A4FB8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14456WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115 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#636363
Inverted#75B047

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2A68BBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#406BB5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.2 from the original
Tritanopia#83637Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.9 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

Rebecca purple · ΔE 12.1Medium purple · ΔE 13.1Slate blue · ΔE 14.2Medium orchid · ΔE 17.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.8Purple · ΔE 23.2
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 12.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7DB84F
Analogous#564FB8, #B84FB1
Triadic#B88A4F, #4FB88A
Split complementary#B1B84F, #4FB856
Tetradic#B8564F, #7DB84F, #4FB1B8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBE0F3
Lighter +30%#D2BCE4
Lighter +20%#BA98D5
Lighter +10%#A273C7
Darker −10%#703D97
Darker −20%#552E73
Darker −30%#3A204E
Darker −40%#1F112A
More saturated +25%#8E30D7
Less saturated −25%#866E99

Channel breakdown

R138
G79
B184
Red138 (54.1%)
Green79 (31%)
Blue184 (72.2%)
Hue273.71°
Saturation (HSL)42.51%
Lightness51.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 4F · B B8

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