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Recognised as Colour

#802EB2

  • #802EB2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#802EB2 is a violet with RGB values 128, 46, 178 and HSL 277°, 59%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#802EB2#802EB2
HEX#802EB2
RGBrgb(128, 46, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.502, 0.1804, 0.698
RGB percentages50.2%, 18%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(277.3, 58.9%, 43.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.3, 74.2%, 69.8%)
CMYK28.1%, 74.2%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,400,562
CSS custom property--colour: #802EB2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09758WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.12:1
Contrast with white7.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#7FD14D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0055B6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39 from the original
Deuteranopia#0459AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.4 from the original
Tritanopia#784D6Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.95:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 11.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 16.2Indigo · ΔE 17.7Dark magenta · ΔE 17.8Medium orchid · ΔE 18Purple · ΔE 19.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 11.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#60B22E
Analogous#3E2EB2, #B22EA2
Triadic#B2802E, #2EB280
Split complementary#A2B22E, #2EB23E
Tetradic#B23E2E, #60B22E, #2EA2B2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DCBEEE
Lighter +30%#C695E4
Lighter +20%#B06DD9
Lighter +10%#9A44CF
Darker −10%#632489
Darker −20%#461961
Darker −30%#290F38
Darker −40%#0B0410
More saturated +25%#8712CE
Less saturated −25%#794A96

Channel breakdown

R128
G46
B178
Red128 (50.2%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue277.27°
Saturation (HSL)58.93%
Lightness43.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 80 · G 2E · B B2

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