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Recognised as Colour

#8002A3

  • #8002A3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8002A3 is a violet with RGB values 128, 2, 163 and HSL 287°, 98%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#8002A3#8002A3
HEX#8002A3
RGBrgb(128, 2, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.502, 0.0078, 0.6392
RGB percentages50.2%, 0.8%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(287, 97.6%, 32.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287, 98.8%, 63.9%)
CMYK21.5%, 98.8%, 0%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,389,283
CSS custom property--colour: #8002A3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07277WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness89.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.55:1
Contrast with white8.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#282828
Inverted#7FFD5C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0046A7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#004FA0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.4 from the original
Tritanopia#7D375Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 12.6Dark magenta · ΔE 15.2Indigo · ΔE 17.6Purple · ΔE 18.4Dark violet · ΔE 21.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 12.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#25A302
Analogous#3002A3, #A30275
Triadic#A38002, #02A380
Split complementary#75A302, #02A32F
Tetradic#A32F02, #25A302, #0275A3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DF74FD
Lighter +30%#D441FD
Lighter +20%#C90FFC
Lighter +10%#A803D5
Darker −10%#580171
Darker −20%#31013E
Darker −30%#09000C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8100A5
Less saturated −25%#74178E

Channel breakdown

R128
G2
B163
Red128 (50.2%)
Green2 (0.8%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue286.96°
Saturation (HSL)97.58%
Lightness32.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 80 · G 02 · B A3

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