Recognised as Colour

#8A5CFF

#8A5CFF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#8A5CFF is a violet with RGB values 138, 92, 255 and HSL 257°, 100%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#8A5CFF#8A5CFF

HEX#8A5CFF

RGBrgb(138, 92, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.3608, 1

RGB percentages54.1%, 36.1%, 100%

HSLhsl(256.9, 100%, 68%)

HSV / HSBhsv(256.9, 63.9%, 100%)

CMYK45.9%, 63.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,067,775

CSS custom property--colour: #8A5CFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20278WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness134.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.06:1

Contrast with white4.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.06:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#727272

Inverted#75A300

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#007FFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#0079FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.4 from the original

Tritanopia#6683A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 77.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.1 Blue violet · ΔE 17.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 19.7 Dark violet · ΔE 24.8 Slate blue · ΔE 26.7 Medium orchid · ΔE 27.7

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 17.12, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D1FF5C

Analogous#5C80FF, #DC5CFF

Triadic#FF8A5C, #5CFF8A

Split complementary#FFDB5C, #80FF5C

Tetradic#FF5C7F, #D1FF5C, #5CFFDB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F8F5FF

Lighter +20%#D3C2FF

Lighter +10%#AF8FFF

Darker −10%#6529FF

Darker −20%#4500F5

Darker −30%#3700C2

Darker −40%#28008F

More saturated +25%#8A5CFF

Less saturated −25%#9370EB

Channel breakdown

R138

G92

B255

Red138 (54.1%)

Green92 (36.1%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue256.93°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness68.04%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8A · G 5C · B FF

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Colour harmonies

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