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Colour

#8000A0

  • #8000A0
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8000A0 is a violet with RGB values 128, 0, 160 and HSL 288°, 100%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#8000A0#8000A0
HEX#8000A0
RGBrgb(128, 0, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.502, 0, 0.6275
RGB percentages50.2%, 0%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(288, 100%, 31.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288, 100%, 62.7%)
CMYK20%, 100%, 0%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,388,768
CSS custom property--colour: #8000A0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07127WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness88.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.66:1
Contrast with white8.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#272727
Inverted#7FFF5F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0045A4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#004E9Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.7 from the original
Tritanopia#7E345Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 13.6Dark magenta · ΔE 13.9Purple · ΔE 17.1Indigo · ΔE 17.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.2Dark violet · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 13.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#20A000
Analogous#3000A0, #A00070
Triadic#A08000, #00A080
Split complementary#70A000, #00A030
Tetradic#A03000, #20A000, #0070A0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E26DFF
Lighter +30%#D83AFF
Lighter +20%#CD07FF
Lighter +10%#A900D3
Darker −10%#57006D
Darker −20%#2E003A
Darker −30%#060007
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8000A0
Less saturated −25%#74148C

Channel breakdown

R128
G0
B160
Red128 (50.2%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue288°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness31.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 80 · G 00 · B A0

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