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Colour

#8A71C4

  • #8A71C4
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#8A71C4 is a violet with RGB values 138, 113, 196 and HSL 258°, 41%, 61%. 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

#8A71C4#8A71C4
HEX#8A71C4
RGBrgb(138, 113, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.4431, 0.7686
RGB percentages54.1%, 44.3%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(258.1, 41.3%, 60.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.1, 42.3%, 76.9%)
CMYK29.6%, 42.3%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,073,092
CSS custom property--colour: #8A71C4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21199WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.24:1
Contrast with white4.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.24:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#758E3B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#597FC7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#5D7EC2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original
Tritanopia#7E8091no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.01:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 13.6Slate blue · ΔE 21.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.5Royal blue · ΔE 25.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 13.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ABC471
Analogous#7181C4, #B471C4
Triadic#C48A71, #71C48A
Split complementary#C4B471, #81C471
Tetradic#C47182, #ABC471, #71C4B4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E3DDF1
Lighter +20%#C5B9E2
Lighter +10%#A895D3
Darker −10%#6C4DB5
Darker −20%#573D92
Darker −30%#412E6E
Darker −40%#2C1F4A
More saturated +25%#8058DD
Less saturated −25%#948AAB

Channel breakdown

R138
G113
B196
Red138 (54.1%)
Green113 (44.3%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue258.07°
Saturation (HSL)41.29%
Lightness60.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 71 · B C4

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