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Recognised as Colour

#802BB2

  • #802BB2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#802BB2 is a violet with RGB values 128, 43, 178 and HSL 278°, 61%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#802BB2#802BB2
HEX#802BB2
RGBrgb(128, 43, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.502, 0.1686, 0.698
RGB percentages50.2%, 16.9%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(277.8, 61.1%, 43.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.8, 75.8%, 69.8%)
CMYK28.1%, 75.8%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,399,794
CSS custom property--colour: #802BB2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09531WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.23:1
Contrast with white7.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#7FD44D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0054B6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0058AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.1 from the original
Tritanopia#794B6Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.91:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 10.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.4Indigo · ΔE 17.7Dark magenta · ΔE 17.9Medium orchid · ΔE 18.5Purple · ΔE 20.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 10.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5DB22B
Analogous#3D2BB2, #B22BA0
Triadic#B2802B, #2BB280
Split complementary#A1B22B, #2BB23C
Tetradic#B23D2B, #5DB22B, #2BA0B2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DBBBEE
Lighter +30%#C691E5
Lighter +20%#B068DB
Lighter +10%#9B3FD1
Darker −10%#622189
Darker −20%#451760
Darker −30%#270D37
Darker −40%#0A030E
More saturated +25%#870FCE
Less saturated −25%#794796

Channel breakdown

R128
G43
B178
Red128 (50.2%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue277.78°
Saturation (HSL)61.09%
Lightness43.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 80 · G 2B · B B2

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