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Recognised as Colour

#8A52A8

  • #8A52A8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#8A52A8 is a violet with RGB values 138, 82, 168 and HSL 279°, 34%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#8A52A8#8A52A8
HEX#8A52A8
RGBrgb(138, 82, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.3216, 0.6588
RGB percentages54.1%, 32.2%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(279.1, 34.4%, 49%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.1, 51.2%, 65.9%)
CMYK17.9%, 51.2%, 0%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,065,128
CSS custom property--colour: #8A52A8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14265WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.45:1
Contrast with white5.45:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#75AD57

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3D67ABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#4E6BA6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.1 from the original
Tritanopia#876075no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.85:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 15.9Medium purple · ΔE 16.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.5Slate blue · ΔE 20.8Medium orchid · ΔE 24.3Orchid · ΔE 24.6
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 15.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#70A852
Analogous#5F52A8, #A8529B
Triadic#A88A52, #52A88A
Split complementary#9BA852, #52A85F
Tetradic#A85F52, #70A852, #529BA8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6D9ED
Lighter +30%#CFB7DC
Lighter +20%#B895CB
Lighter +10%#A173BA
Darker −10%#6E4186
Darker −20%#523163
Darker −30%#362041
Darker −40%#190F1F
More saturated +25%#9333C7
Less saturated −25%#817189

Channel breakdown

R138
G82
B168
Red138 (54.1%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue279.07°
Saturation (HSL)34.4%
Lightness49.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 52 · B A8

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