Recognised as Colour

#8A64C2

#8A64C2
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#8A64C2 is a violet with RGB values 138, 100, 194 and HSL 264°, 44%, 58%. 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

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HEX#8A64C2

RGBrgb(138, 100, 194)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.3922, 0.7608

RGB percentages54.1%, 39.2%, 76.1%

HSLhsl(264.3, 43.5%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(264.3, 48.5%, 76.1%)

CMYK28.9%, 48.5%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,069,762

CSS custom property--colour: #8A64C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18413WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness125.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.68:1

Contrast with white4.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.68:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#737373

Inverted#759B3D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4777C5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#5076C0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.8 from the original

Tritanopia#7F758Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.48:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 8.2 Slate blue · ΔE 14.7 Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.1 Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.2 Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.5 Royal blue · ΔE 23.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 8.22, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#9CC264

Analogous#646DC2, #B964C2

Triadic#C28A64, #64C28A

Split complementary#C2B964, #6DC264

Tetradic#C2646D, #9CC264, #64C2B9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F9F6FC

Lighter +30%#DDD2ED

Lighter +20%#C1ADDF

Lighter +10%#A689D0

Darker −10%#6F45AE

Darker −20%#58368A

Darker −30%#412865

Darker −40%#291941

More saturated +25%#8549DD

Less saturated −25%#8F7FA7

Channel breakdown

R138

G100

B194

Red138 (54.1%)

Green100 (39.2%)

Blue194 (76.1%)

Hue264.26°

Saturation (HSL)43.52%

Lightness57.65%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8A · G 64 · B C2

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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