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Recognised as Colour

#8A60FF

  • #8A60FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#8A60FF is a violet with RGB values 138, 96, 255 and HSL 256°, 100%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#8A60FF#8A60FF
HEX#8A60FF
RGBrgb(138, 96, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.3765, 1
RGB percentages54.1%, 37.6%, 100%
HSLhsl(255.8, 100%, 68.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(255.8, 62.4%, 100%)
CMYK45.9%, 62.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,068,799
CSS custom property--colour: #8A60FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20989WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.2:1
Contrast with white4.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.2:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#759F00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0081FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#007BFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.5 from the original
Tritanopia#6586A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 76.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.04:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 14.7Blue violet · ΔE 19.8Dark orchid · ΔE 20.3Slate blue · ΔE 24.5Medium orchid · ΔE 26.8Dark violet · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 14.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D5FF60
Analogous#6086FF, #D960FF
Triadic#FF8A60, #60FF8A
Split complementary#FFD960, #86FF60
Tetradic#FF6086, #D5FF60, #60FFD9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBF9FF
Lighter +20%#D5C6FF
Lighter +10%#B093FF
Darker −10%#642DFF
Darker −20%#4200F9
Darker −30%#3400C6
Darker −40%#270093
More saturated +25%#8A60FF
Less saturated −25%#9374EB

Channel breakdown

R138
G96
B255
Red138 (54.1%)
Green96 (37.6%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue255.85°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness68.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 60 · B FF

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