Colour

#8A4FF8

#8A4FF8
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#8A4FF8 is a violet with RGB values 138, 79, 248 and HSL 261°, 92%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

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HEX#8A4FF8

RGBrgb(138, 79, 248)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.3098, 0.9725

RGB percentages54.1%, 31%, 97.3%

HSLhsl(260.9, 92.3%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(260.9, 68.1%, 97.3%)

CMYK44.4%, 68.1%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,064,440

CSS custom property--colour: #8A4FF8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17773WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness127.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.61:1

Contrast with white4.61:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.55:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#686868

Inverted#75B007

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0077FDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#0072F5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.5 from the original

Tritanopia#6A799Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 78.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 12 Dark orchid · ΔE 17.4 Dark violet · ΔE 19.6 Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.9 Medium orchid · ΔE 28.6 Medium blue · ΔE 29.8

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 12.02, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BDF84F

Analogous#4F68F8, #DF4FF8

Triadic#F88A4F, #4FF88A

Split complementary#F8DE4F, #69F84F

Tetradic#F84F68, #BDF84F, #4FF8DF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#ECE2FE

Lighter +20%#CBB1FC

Lighter +10%#AB80FA

Darker −10%#691EF6

Darker −20%#5109D8

Darker −30%#3F07A7

Darker −40%#2C0576

More saturated +25%#8848FF

Less saturated −25%#9166E1

Channel breakdown

R138

G79

B248

Red138 (54.1%)

Green79 (31%)

Blue248 (97.3%)

Hue260.95°

Saturation (HSL)92.35%

Lightness64.12%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8A · G 4F · B F8

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