Recognised as Colour

#8C2EA0

#8C2EA0
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark magenta

#8C2EA0 is a violet with RGB values 140, 46, 160 and HSL 289°, 55%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

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HEX#8C2EA0

RGBrgb(140, 46, 160)

RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.1804, 0.6275

RGB percentages54.9%, 18%, 62.7%

HSLhsl(289.5, 55.3%, 40.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(289.5, 71.2%, 62.7%)

CMYK12.5%, 71.2%, 0%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,186,976

CSS custom property--colour: #8C2EA0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10068WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness100.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.97:1

Contrast with white6.97:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A

Inverted#73D15F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0053A3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#385D9Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.6 from the original

Tritanopia#8D4364no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 10 Purple · ΔE 11.1 Rebecca purple · ΔE 14 Medium orchid · ΔE 16.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 20.5 Indigo · ΔE 20.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 10, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#42A02E

Analogous#532EA0, #A02E7B

Triadic#A08C2E, #2EA08C

Split complementary#7BA02E, #2EA053

Tetradic#A0532E, #42A02E, #2E7BA0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DFB1E9

Lighter +30%#CF8ADD

Lighter +20%#BE62D2

Lighter +10%#AE3AC7

Darker −10%#692378

Darker −20%#471751

Darker −30%#240C29

Darker −40%#010002

More saturated +25%#9D14BA

Less saturated −25%#7B4886

Channel breakdown

R140

G46

B160

Red140 (54.9%)

Green46 (18%)

Blue160 (62.7%)

Hue289.47°

Saturation (HSL)55.34%

Lightness40.39%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8C · G 2E · B A0

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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