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Colour

#8A5BE8

  • #8A5BE8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#8A5BE8 is a violet with RGB values 138, 91, 232 and HSL 260°, 75%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#8A5BE8#8A5BE8
HEX#8A5BE8
RGBrgb(138, 91, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.3569, 0.9098
RGB percentages54.1%, 35.7%, 91%
HSLhsl(260, 75.4%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260, 60.8%, 91%)
CMYK40.5%, 60.8%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,067,496
CSS custom property--colour: #8A5BE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18712WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.74:1
Contrast with white4.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.74:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F
Inverted#75A417

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0079EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0076E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.9 from the original
Tritanopia#727B99no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.43:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 8.9Slate blue · ΔE 16.3Dark orchid · ΔE 17.5Medium orchid · ΔE 20.1Medium purple · ΔE 20.2Royal blue · ΔE 23.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 8.92, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B9E85B
Analogous#5B72E8, #D05BE8
Triadic#E88A5B, #5BE88A
Split complementary#E8D15B, #73E85B
Tetradic#E85B73, #B9E85B, #5BE8D1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EAE1FB
Lighter +20%#CAB4F5
Lighter +10%#AA88EE
Darker −10%#6A2EE2
Darker −20%#531BC2
Darker −30%#401595
Darker −40%#2D0F68
More saturated +25%#8244FF
Less saturated −25%#9272D1

Channel breakdown

R138
G91
B232
Red138 (54.1%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue260°
Saturation (HSL)75.4%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 5B · B E8

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