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Colour

#8006CD

  • #8006CD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#8006CD is a violet with RGB values 128, 6, 205 and HSL 277°, 94%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#8006CD#8006CD
HEX#8006CD
RGBrgb(128, 6, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.502, 0.0235, 0.8039
RGB percentages50.2%, 2.4%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(276.8, 94.3%, 41.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276.8, 97.1%, 80.4%)
CMYK37.6%, 97.1%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,390,349
CSS custom property--colour: #8006CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09127WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.43:1
Contrast with white7.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E
Inverted#7FF932

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0053D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0055CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.1 from the original
Tritanopia#704D78no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 5.7Blue violet · ΔE 6.8Dark orchid · ΔE 16Medium blue · ΔE 22.6Dark blue · ΔE 30.8Indigo · ΔE 32.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 5.73, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#53CD06
Analogous#1D06CD, #CD06B6
Triadic#CD8006, #06CD80
Split complementary#B7CD06, #06CD1D
Tetradic#CD1D06, #53CD06, #06B6CD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DAA3FC
Lighter +30%#C671FB
Lighter +20%#B240F9
Lighter +10%#9D0EF8
Darker −10%#61059B
Darker −20%#42036A
Darker −30%#230238
Darker −40%#040007
More saturated +25%#8100D3
Less saturated −25%#7A20B3

Channel breakdown

R128
G6
B205
Red128 (50.2%)
Green6 (2.4%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue276.78°
Saturation (HSL)94.31%
Lightness41.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 80 · G 06 · B CD

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