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Recognised as Colour

#8A529E

  • #8A529E
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#8A529E is a violet with RGB values 138, 82, 158 and HSL 284°, 32%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#8A529E#8A529E
HEX#8A529E
RGBrgb(138, 82, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.3216, 0.6196
RGB percentages54.1%, 32.2%, 62%
HSLhsl(284.2, 31.7%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.2, 48.1%, 62%)
CMYK12.7%, 48.1%, 0%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,065,118
CSS custom property--colour: #8A529E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13906WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.55:1
Contrast with white5.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#75AD61

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4465A1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#546A9Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31 from the original
Tritanopia#895D70no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.78:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.8Medium purple · ΔE 21.1Slate blue · ΔE 25.8Orchid · ΔE 26.5Purple · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 19.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#669E52
Analogous#64529E, #9E528C
Triadic#9E8A52, #529E8A
Split complementary#8C9E52, #529E64
Tetradic#9E6452, #669E52, #528C9E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E3D4E8
Lighter +30%#CDB2D7
Lighter +20%#B890C6
Lighter +10%#A26FB4
Darker −10%#6D417C
Darker −20%#4F2F5B
Darker −30%#321E39
Darker −40%#150C18
More saturated +25%#9834BC
Less saturated −25%#7C7080

Channel breakdown

R138
G82
B158
Red138 (54.1%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue284.21°
Saturation (HSL)31.67%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 52 · B 9E

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