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Recognised as Colour

#8A61B2

  • #8A61B2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#8A61B2 is a violet with RGB values 138, 97, 178 and HSL 270°, 34%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#8A61B2#8A61B2
HEX#8A61B2
RGBrgb(138, 97, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.3804, 0.698
RGB percentages54.1%, 38%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(270.4, 34.5%, 53.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270.4, 45.5%, 69.8%)
CMYK22.5%, 45.5%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,068,978
CSS custom property--colour: #8A61B2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17167WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.74:1
Contrast with white4.74:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#707070
Inverted#759E4D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4D72B5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#5773B0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.5 from the original
Tritanopia#846E81no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.43:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 15.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.2Slate blue · ΔE 21.3Orchid · ΔE 26.8Medium orchid · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 15.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#89B261
Analogous#6161B2, #B261B2
Triadic#B28A61, #61B28A
Split complementary#B2B261, #61B261
Tetradic#B26161, #89B261, #61B2B2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0EAF5
Lighter +30%#D6C8E4
Lighter +20%#BDA6D3
Lighter +10%#A383C3
Darker −10%#704997
Darker −20%#573974
Darker −30%#3D2852
Darker −40%#241730
More saturated +25%#8A44CF
Less saturated −25%#8A7E95

Channel breakdown

R138
G97
B178
Red138 (54.1%)
Green97 (38%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue270.37°
Saturation (HSL)34.47%
Lightness53.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 61 · B B2

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