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Colour

#8B18BA

  • #8B18BA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8B18BA is a violet with RGB values 139, 24, 186 and HSL 283°, 77%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#8B18BA#8B18BA
HEX#8B18BA
RGBrgb(139, 24, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.0941, 0.7294
RGB percentages54.5%, 9.4%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(282.6, 77.1%, 41.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.6, 87.1%, 72.9%)
CMYK25.3%, 87.1%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,115,834
CSS custom property--colour: #8B18BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09687WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.15:1
Contrast with white7.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#74E745

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0053BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#005AB7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.5 from the original
Tritanopia#85466Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.94:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 6.4Dark violet · ΔE 14.5Blue violet · ΔE 16.2Dark magenta · ΔE 21.8Medium orchid · ΔE 21.9Indigo · ΔE 23.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 6.38, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#47BA18
Analogous#3A18BA, #BA1898
Triadic#BA8B18, #18BA8B
Split complementary#98BA18, #18BA3A
Tetradic#BA3A18, #47BA18, #1898BA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFAAF4
Lighter +30%#CD7DEE
Lighter +20%#BC50E8
Lighter +10%#AB22E3
Darker −10%#69128D
Darker −20%#470C60
Darker −30%#260732
Darker −40%#040105
More saturated +25%#9500D2
Less saturated −25%#8032A0

Channel breakdown

R139
G24
B186
Red139 (54.5%)
Green24 (9.4%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue282.59°
Saturation (HSL)77.14%
Lightness41.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8B · G 18 · B BA

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