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Recognised as Colour

#8A61D3

  • #8A61D3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#8A61D3 is a violet with RGB values 138, 97, 211 and HSL 262°, 56%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#8A61D3#8A61D3
HEX#8A61D3
RGBrgb(138, 97, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.3804, 0.8275
RGB percentages54.1%, 38%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(261.6, 56.4%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.6, 54%, 82.7%)
CMYK34.6%, 54%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,069,011
CSS custom property--colour: #8A61D3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18656WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.73:1
Contrast with white4.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#759E2C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3178D7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#3E76D0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.5 from the original
Tritanopia#7A7891no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.44:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 7Slate blue · ΔE 8.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 12.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.5Medium orchid · ΔE 19.2Royal blue · ΔE 19.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 6.98, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AAD361
Analogous#6171D3, #C361D3
Triadic#D38A61, #61D38A
Split complementary#D3C361, #71D361
Tetradic#D36171, #AAD361, #61D3C3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E3D9F4
Lighter +20%#C5B1E9
Lighter +10%#A889DE
Darker −10%#6C39C8
Darker −20%#572DA1
Darker −30%#412279
Darker −40%#2C1751
More saturated +25%#8348EC
Less saturated −25%#917ABA

Channel breakdown

R138
G97
B211
Red138 (54.1%)
Green97 (38%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue261.58°
Saturation (HSL)56.44%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 61 · B D3

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