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Recognised as Colour

#8A6DD7

  • #8A6DD7
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#8A6DD7 is a violet with RGB values 138, 109, 215 and HSL 256°, 57%, 64%. 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 purple.

Colour values

#8A6DD7#8A6DD7
HEX#8A6DD7
RGBrgb(138, 109, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.4275, 0.8431
RGB percentages54.1%, 42.7%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(256.4, 57%, 63.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(256.4, 49.3%, 84.3%)
CMYK35.8%, 49.3%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,072,087
CSS custom property--colour: #8A6DD7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21247WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.25:1
Contrast with white4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.25:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#759228

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4680DBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#4B7DD5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.1 from the original
Tritanopia#778298no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 2.5Slate blue · ΔE 10.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.9Royal blue · ΔE 17.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 22Medium orchid · ΔE 24.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 2.46, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BAD76D
Analogous#6D85D7, #BF6DD7
Triadic#D78A6D, #6DD78A
Split complementary#D7BF6D, #85D76D
Tetradic#D76D85, #BAD76D, #6DD7BF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EAE5F8
Lighter +20%#CABDED
Lighter +10%#AA95E2
Darker −10%#6A45CC
Darker −20%#5230AE
Darker −30%#3F2586
Darker −40%#2D1A5E
More saturated +25%#7F56EE
Less saturated −25%#9584C0

Channel breakdown

R138
G109
B215
Red138 (54.1%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue256.42°
Saturation (HSL)56.99%
Lightness63.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 6D · B D7

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