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Recognised as Colour

#8010B3

  • #8010B3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8010B3 is a violet with RGB values 128, 16, 179 and HSL 281°, 84%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#8010B3#8010B3
HEX#8010B3
RGBrgb(128, 16, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.502, 0.0627, 0.702
RGB percentages50.2%, 6.3%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(281.2, 83.6%, 38.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.2, 91.1%, 70.2%)
CMYK28.5%, 91.1%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,392,883
CSS custom property--colour: #8010B3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08214WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.95:1
Contrast with white7.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#343434
Inverted#7FEF4C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004DB7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0052B0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.7 from the original
Tritanopia#794269no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.95:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 9Dark violet · ΔE 15.7Blue violet · ΔE 17.1Indigo · ΔE 20.8Dark magenta · ΔE 21.7Medium orchid · ΔE 24
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 8.96, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#43B310
Analogous#2E10B3, #B31095
Triadic#B38010, #10B380
Split complementary#95B310, #10B32E
Tetradic#B32E10, #43B310, #1095B3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D999F6
Lighter +30%#C76AF2
Lighter +20%#B63BEE
Lighter +10%#A114E2
Darker −10%#5F0C84
Darker −20%#3D0855
Darker −30%#1C0327
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8600C3
Less saturated −25%#77289B

Channel breakdown

R128
G16
B179
Red128 (50.2%)
Green16 (6.3%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue281.23°
Saturation (HSL)83.59%
Lightness38.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 80 · G 10 · B B3

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