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Recognised as Colour

#8012A1

  • #8012A1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#8012A1 is a violet with RGB values 128, 18, 161 and HSL 286°, 80%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#8012A1#8012A1
HEX#8012A1
RGBrgb(128, 18, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.502, 0.0706, 0.6314
RGB percentages50.2%, 7.1%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(286.2, 79.9%, 35.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.2, 88.8%, 63.1%)
CMYK20.5%, 88.8%, 0%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,393,377
CSS custom property--colour: #8012A1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07595WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness89.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.34:1
Contrast with white8.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#343434
Inverted#7FED5E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0048A5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0B519Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.1 from the original
Tritanopia#7D395Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 12.8Dark orchid · ΔE 13.8Purple · ΔE 15.6Indigo · ΔE 16.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.3Medium orchid · ΔE 21.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 12.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#33A112
Analogous#3912A1, #A1127A
Triadic#A18012, #12A180
Split complementary#7BA112, #12A138
Tetradic#A13812, #33A112, #127AA1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DB8DF2
Lighter +30%#CC5FED
Lighter +20%#BE31E8
Lighter +10%#A417CF
Darker −10%#5C0D73
Darker −20%#370845
Darker −30%#130317
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8A00B3
Less saturated −25%#74288B

Channel breakdown

R128
G18
B161
Red128 (50.2%)
Green18 (7.1%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue286.15°
Saturation (HSL)79.89%
Lightness35.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 80 · G 12 · B A1

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