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Recognised as Colour

#8A5AEF

  • #8A5AEF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#8A5AEF is a violet with RGB values 138, 90, 239 and HSL 259°, 82%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#8A5AEF#8A5AEF
HEX#8A5AEF
RGBrgb(138, 90, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.3529, 0.9373
RGB percentages54.1%, 35.3%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(259.3, 82.3%, 64.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.3, 62.3%, 93.7%)
CMYK42.3%, 62.3%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,067,247
CSS custom property--colour: #8A5AEF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18948WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.79:1
Contrast with white4.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F
Inverted#75A510

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007AF4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0076ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.5 from the original
Tritanopia#6E7C9Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.38:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 11.6Dark orchid · ΔE 17Slate blue · ΔE 20Blue violet · ΔE 20.6Medium orchid · ΔE 22.3Medium purple · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 11.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BFEF5A
Analogous#5A75EF, #D55AEF
Triadic#EF8A5A, #5AEF8A
Split complementary#EFD45A, #75EF5A
Tetradic#EF5A74, #BFEF5A, #5AEFD4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EDE5FD
Lighter +20%#CCB7F8
Lighter +10%#AB88F4
Darker −10%#692CEA
Darker −20%#5014CF
Darker −30%#3E10A0
Darker −40%#2C0B72
More saturated +25%#844AFF
Less saturated −25%#9271D8

Channel breakdown

R138
G90
B239
Red138 (54.1%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue259.33°
Saturation (HSL)82.32%
Lightness64.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 5A · B EF

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