Colour

#8D06A9

#8D06A9
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#8D06A9 is a violet with RGB values 141, 6, 169 and HSL 290°, 93%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#8D06A9

RGBrgb(141, 6, 169)

RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.0235, 0.6627

RGB percentages55.3%, 2.4%, 66.3%

HSLhsl(289.7, 93.1%, 34.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(289.7, 96.4%, 66.3%)

CMYK16.6%, 96.4%, 0%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,242,281

CSS custom property--colour: #8D06A9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08658WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness96 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.69:1

Contrast with white7.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E

Inverted#72F956

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#004BADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#1857A6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.3 from the original

Tritanopia#8C3862no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 11.2 Dark magenta · ΔE 14.9 Purple · ΔE 18.9 Dark violet · ΔE 20.5 Medium orchid · ΔE 20.7 Indigo · ΔE 21.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 11.15, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#22A906

Analogous#3C06A9, #A90673

Triadic#A98D06, #06A98D

Split complementary#73A906, #06A93C

Tetradic#A93C06, #22A906, #0673A9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E680FB

Lighter +30%#DC4FF9

Lighter +20%#D21EF7

Lighter +10%#B608DA

Darker −10%#640478

Darker −20%#3B0346

Darker −30%#120115

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#9100AF

Less saturated −25%#7F1C93

Channel breakdown

R141

B169

Red141 (55.3%)

Green6 (2.4%)

Blue169 (66.3%)

Hue289.69°

Saturation (HSL)93.14%

Lightness34.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8D · G 06 · B A9

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