Colour

#8B22A2

#8B22A2
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark magenta

#8B22A2 is a violet with RGB values 139, 34, 162 and HSL 289°, 65%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

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HEX#8B22A2

RGBrgb(139, 34, 162)

RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.1333, 0.6353

RGB percentages54.5%, 13.3%, 63.5%

HSLhsl(289.2, 65.3%, 38.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(289.2, 79%, 63.5%)

CMYK14.2%, 79%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,118,370

CSS custom property--colour: #8B22A2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09242WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness97.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.37:1

Contrast with white7.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#424242

Inverted#74DD5D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#004FA5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#2D599Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.5 from the original

Tritanopia#8B3E62no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 9.2 Purple · ΔE 12.1 Dark orchid · ΔE 16.1 Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 17.2 Indigo · ΔE 19.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 9.23, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#39A222

Analogous#4B22A2, #A22279

Triadic#A28B22, #22A28B

Split complementary#79A222, #22A24B

Tetradic#A24B22, #39A222, #2279A2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DFA4EC

Lighter +30%#D07AE3

Lighter +20%#C150DA

Lighter +10%#AF2BCC

Darker −10%#671978

Darker −20%#43104E

Darker −30%#1E0724

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#9B09BB

Less saturated −25%#7B3B8A

Channel breakdown

R139

G34

B162

Red139 (54.5%)

Green34 (13.3%)

Blue162 (63.5%)

Hue289.22°

Saturation (HSL)65.31%

Lightness38.43%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8B · G 22 · B A2

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