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Recognised as Colour

#801CAA

  • #801CAA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#801CAA is a violet with RGB values 128, 28, 170 and HSL 282°, 72%, 39%. 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

#801CAA#801CAA
HEX#801CAA
RGBrgb(128, 28, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.502, 0.1098, 0.6667
RGB percentages50.2%, 11%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(282.3, 71.7%, 38.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.3, 83.5%, 66.7%)
CMYK24.7%, 83.5%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,395,946
CSS custom property--colour: #801CAA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08322WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.88:1
Contrast with white7.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#7FE355

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004DAEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0053A7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.5 from the original
Tritanopia#7B4165no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 11.2Dark magenta · ΔE 15.9Indigo · ΔE 17Purple · ΔE 18.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.6Medium orchid · ΔE 20.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 11.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#46AA1C
Analogous#391CAA, #AA1C8D
Triadic#AA801C, #1CAA80
Split complementary#8DAA1C, #1CAA39
Tetradic#AA391C, #46AA1C, #1C8DAA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D9A2F0
Lighter +30%#C776E9
Lighter +20%#B54BE1
Lighter +10%#A123D6
Darker −10%#5F157E
Darker −20%#3E0E52
Darker −30%#1D0627
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8A03C3
Less saturated −25%#763591

Channel breakdown

R128
G28
B170
Red128 (50.2%)
Green28 (11%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue282.25°
Saturation (HSL)71.72%
Lightness38.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 80 · G 1C · B AA

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