Recognised as Colour

#8A55E2

#8A55E2
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#8A55E2 is a violet with RGB values 138, 85, 226 and HSL 263°, 71%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#8A55E2

RGBrgb(138, 85, 226)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.3333, 0.8863

RGB percentages54.1%, 33.3%, 88.6%

HSLhsl(262.6, 70.9%, 61%)

HSV / HSBhsv(262.6, 62.4%, 88.6%)

CMYK38.9%, 62.4%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,065,954

CSS custom property--colour: #8A55E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17391WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness125.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.69:1

Contrast with white4.69:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A

Inverted#75AA1D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0074E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#0072DFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.3 from the original

Tritanopia#747594no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.48:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 11 Dark orchid · ΔE 15.3 Slate blue · ΔE 17 Medium orchid · ΔE 19 Medium purple · ΔE 21.2 Blue violet · ΔE 22.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 10.98, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ADE255

Analogous#5566E2, #D155E2

Triadic#E28A55, #55E28A

Split complementary#E2D155, #66E255

Tetradic#E25566, #ADE255, #55E2D1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E4D8F8

Lighter +20%#C6ACF1

Lighter +10%#A881E9

Darker −10%#6C29DB

Darker −20%#561EB3

Darker −30%#411787

Darker −40%#2C105B

More saturated +25%#843CFB

Less saturated −25%#906EC9

Channel breakdown

R138

G85

B226

Red138 (54.1%)

Green85 (33.3%)

Blue226 (88.6%)

Hue262.55°

Saturation (HSL)70.85%

Lightness60.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8A · G 55 · B E2

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