Colour

#8022DB

#8022DB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#8022DB is a violet with RGB values 128, 34, 219 and HSL 270°, 73%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

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HEX#8022DB

RGBrgb(128, 34, 219)

RGB (0–1)0.502, 0.1333, 0.8588

RGB percentages50.2%, 13.3%, 85.9%

HSLhsl(270.5, 73.1%, 49.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270.5, 84.5%, 85.9%)

CMYK41.6%, 84.5%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,397,531

CSS custom property--colour: #8022DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10848WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness105.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.63:1

Contrast with white6.63:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#434343

Inverted#7FDD24

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005CE0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#005BD8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.9 from the original

Tritanopia#6A5A83no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 77.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 3 Dark violet · ΔE 8.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 16.6 Medium blue · ΔE 21.6 Dark blue · ΔE 32 Medium slateblue · ΔE 33

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 2.96, a close match

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#7DDB22

Analogous#2322DB, #DB22DA

Triadic#DB8022, #22DB80

Split complementary#D9DB22, #22DB24

Tetradic#DB2422, #7DDB22, #22DADB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E5D1F8

Lighter +30%#CCA5F1

Lighter +20%#B279EA

Lighter +10%#994DE3

Darker −10%#661BAF

Darker −20%#4C1483

Darker −30%#330D57

Darker −40%#19072A

More saturated +25%#8102FB

Less saturated −25%#7F42BB

Channel breakdown

R128

G34

B219

Red128 (50.2%)

Green34 (13.3%)

Blue219 (85.9%)

Hue270.49°

Saturation (HSL)73.12%

Lightness49.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 80 · G 22 · B DB

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