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Colour

#8A619A

  • #8A619A
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#8A619A is a violet with RGB values 138, 97, 154 and HSL 283°, 23%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#8A619A#8A619A
HEX#8A619A
RGBrgb(138, 97, 154)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.3804, 0.6039
RGB percentages54.1%, 38%, 60.4%
HSLhsl(283.2, 22.7%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.2, 37%, 60.4%)
CMYK10.4%, 37%, 0%, 39.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,068,954
CSS custom property--colour: #8A619A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16286WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.93:1
Contrast with white4.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#759E65

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#586E9Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23 from the original
Deuteranopia#627298no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.6 from the original
Tritanopia#896876no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.26:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.1Plum · ΔE 26.7Medium purple · ΔE 28.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 31Steel blue · ΔE 32.6Slate grey · ΔE 33
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 24.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#719A61
Analogous#6E619A, #9A618D
Triadic#9A8A61, #619A8A
Split complementary#8E9A61, #619A6D
Tetradic#9A6D61, #719A61, #618E9A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6DDEA
Lighter +30%#CFBED6
Lighter +20%#B89FC2
Lighter +10%#A17FAF
Darker −10%#6E4D7B
Darker −20%#523A5B
Darker −30%#36263C
Darker −40%#1A121D
More saturated +25%#9842B9
Less saturated −25%#7E7E7E

Channel breakdown

R138
G97
B154
Red138 (54.1%)
Green97 (38%)
Blue154 (60.4%)
Hue283.16°
Saturation (HSL)22.71%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 61 · B 9A

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