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Recognised as Colour

#8A60DC

  • #8A60DC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#8A60DC is a violet with RGB values 138, 96, 220 and HSL 260°, 64%, 62%. 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

#8A60DC#8A60DC
HEX#8A60DC
RGBrgb(138, 96, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.3765, 0.8627
RGB percentages54.1%, 37.6%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(260.3, 63.9%, 62%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260.3, 56.4%, 86.3%)
CMYK37.3%, 56.4%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,068,764
CSS custom property--colour: #8A60DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18936WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.79:1
Contrast with white4.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#759F23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2179E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#3177D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.3 from the original
Tritanopia#767A95no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.39:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 8.4Slate blue · ΔE 9.5Medium purple · ΔE 11.3Medium orchid · ΔE 18.6Royal blue · ΔE 19.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 8.36, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B2DC60
Analogous#6074DC, #C860DC
Triadic#DC8A60, #60DC8A
Split complementary#DCC860, #74DC60
Tetradic#DC6074, #B2DC60, #60DCC8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E6DDF8
Lighter +20%#C8B4EE
Lighter +10%#A98AE5
Darker −10%#6B36D3
Darker −20%#5527AF
Darker −30%#411D86
Darker −40%#2C145C
More saturated +25%#8248F4
Less saturated −25%#9278C4

Channel breakdown

R138
G96
B220
Red138 (54.1%)
Green96 (37.6%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue260.32°
Saturation (HSL)63.92%
Lightness61.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 60 · B DC

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