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Recognised as Colour

#8B20AA

  • #8B20AA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8B20AA is a violet with RGB values 139, 32, 170 and HSL 287°, 68%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#8B20AA#8B20AA
HEX#8B20AA
RGBrgb(139, 32, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.1255, 0.6667
RGB percentages54.5%, 12.5%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(286.5, 68.3%, 39.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.5, 81.2%, 66.7%)
CMYK18.2%, 81.2%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,117,866
CSS custom property--colour: #8B20AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09424WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.28:1
Contrast with white7.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#414141
Inverted#74DF55

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0050AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#225AA7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.7 from the original
Tritanopia#894166no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 11.8Dark magenta · ΔE 12.9Purple · ΔE 16.2Medium orchid · ΔE 17.4Indigo · ΔE 19.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 11.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3FAA20
Analogous#4620AA, #AA2084
Triadic#AA8B20, #20AA8B
Split complementary#84AA20, #20AA46
Tetradic#AA4620, #3FAA20, #2084AA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFA7EF
Lighter +30%#CF7DE6
Lighter +20%#BF52DE
Lighter +10%#AE28D5
Darker −10%#68187F
Darker −20%#451054
Darker −30%#220829
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#9907C3
Less saturated −25%#7D3991

Channel breakdown

R139
G32
B170
Red139 (54.5%)
Green32 (12.5%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue286.52°
Saturation (HSL)68.32%
Lightness39.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8B · G 20 · B AA

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