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Recognised as Colour

#8B25AA

  • #8B25AA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#8B25AA is a violet with RGB values 139, 37, 170 and HSL 286°, 64%, 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 magenta.

Colour values

#8B25AA#8B25AA
HEX#8B25AA
RGBrgb(139, 37, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.1451, 0.6667
RGB percentages54.5%, 14.5%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(286, 64.3%, 40.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286, 78.2%, 66.7%)
CMYK18.2%, 78.2%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,119,146
CSS custom property--colour: #8B25AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09714WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.14:1
Contrast with white7.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#444444
Inverted#74DA55

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0052AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#265BA7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.3 from the original
Tritanopia#894367no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.94:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 12.4Dark orchid · ΔE 12.8Purple · ΔE 15.5Medium orchid · ΔE 16.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.1Indigo · ΔE 19.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 12.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#44AA25
Analogous#4825AA, #AA2587
Triadic#AA8B25, #25AA8B
Split complementary#86AA25, #25AA49
Tetradic#AA4925, #44AA25, #2586AA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEAEED
Lighter +30%#CE84E4
Lighter +20%#BD5ADB
Lighter +10%#AC30D2
Darker −10%#691C80
Darker −20%#471356
Darker −30%#240A2C
Darker −40%#020102
More saturated +25%#990BC4
Less saturated −25%#7D3F90

Channel breakdown

R139
G37
B170
Red139 (54.5%)
Green37 (14.5%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue286.02°
Saturation (HSL)64.25%
Lightness40.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8B · G 25 · B AA

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