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Recognised as Colour

#802ABD

  • #802ABD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#802ABD is a violet with RGB values 128, 42, 189 and HSL 275°, 64%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#802ABD#802ABD
HEX#802ABD
RGBrgb(128, 42, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.502, 0.1647, 0.7412
RGB percentages50.2%, 16.5%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(275.1, 63.6%, 45.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(275.1, 77.8%, 74.1%)
CMYK32.3%, 77.8%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,399,549
CSS custom property--colour: #802ABD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09919WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.04:1
Contrast with white7.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#7FD542

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0056C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0059BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.1 from the original
Tritanopia#755073no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.98:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 7.4Blue violet · ΔE 17.5Dark violet · ΔE 18.7Indigo · ΔE 20.7Medium orchid · ΔE 20.8Dark magenta · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 7.4, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#67BD2A
Analogous#362ABD, #BD2AB1
Triadic#BD802A, #2ABD80
Split complementary#B0BD2A, #2ABD37
Tetradic#BD372A, #67BD2A, #2AB1BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEC2F1
Lighter +30%#C798E8
Lighter +20%#B06EDF
Lighter +10%#9944D6
Darker −10%#642193
Darker −20%#47176A
Darker −30%#2B0E40
Darker −40%#0F0516
More saturated +25%#850DDA
Less saturated −25%#7B47A0

Channel breakdown

R128
G42
B189
Red128 (50.2%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue275.1°
Saturation (HSL)63.64%
Lightness45.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 80 · G 2A · B BD

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