Recognised as Colour

#8A55D2

#8A55D2
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Slate blue

#8A55D2 is a violet with RGB values 138, 85, 210 and HSL 265°, 58%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

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HEX#8A55D2

RGBrgb(138, 85, 210)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.3333, 0.8235

RGB percentages54.1%, 33.3%, 82.4%

HSLhsl(265.4, 58.1%, 57.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(265.4, 59.5%, 82.4%)

CMYK34.3%, 59.5%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,065,938

CSS custom property--colour: #8A55D2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16553WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness122.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.87:1

Contrast with white4.87:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#696969

Inverted#75AA2D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0871D6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35 from the original

Deuteranopia#2B70CFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.8 from the original

Tritanopia#7B6F8Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.31:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 11.6 Medium slateblue · ΔE 11.6 Medium purple · ΔE 14.4 Medium orchid · ΔE 16.1 Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 18.6

Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 11.61, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9DD255

Analogous#555ED2, #C955D2

Triadic#D28A55, #55D28A

Split complementary#D2C855, #5ED255

Tetradic#D2555E, #9DD255, #55D2C9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F9F6FD

Lighter +30%#DDCEF2

Lighter +20%#C2A6E7

Lighter +10%#A67DDD

Darker −10%#6F33C1

Darker −20%#582899

Darker −30%#411E70

Darker −40%#291348

More saturated +25%#863AED

Less saturated −25%#8E70B7

Channel breakdown

R138

G85

B210

Red138 (54.1%)

Green85 (33.3%)

Blue210 (82.4%)

Hue265.44°

Saturation (HSL)58.14%

Lightness57.84%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8A · G 55 · B D2

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