Colour

#8032A0

#8032A0
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Rebecca purple

#8032A0 is a violet with RGB values 128, 50, 160 and HSL 283°, 52%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#8032A0#8032A0

HEX#8032A0

RGBrgb(128, 50, 160)

RGB (0–1)0.502, 0.1961, 0.6275

RGB percentages50.2%, 19.6%, 62.7%

HSLhsl(282.5, 52.4%, 41.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(282.5, 68.8%, 62.7%)

CMYK20%, 68.8%, 0%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,401,568

CSS custom property--colour: #8032A0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09408WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness96.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.29:1

Contrast with white7.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B

Inverted#7FCD5F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0052A3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#2D589Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.8 from the original

Tritanopia#7D4865no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 9.1 Purple · ΔE 13.6 Dark magenta · ΔE 13.9 Indigo · ΔE 18.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 18.9 Slate blue · ΔE 21.4

Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 9.13, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#52A032

Analogous#4932A0, #A03289

Triadic#A08032, #32A080

Split complementary#89A032, #32A049

Tetradic#A04932, #52A032, #3289A0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DAB6E8

Lighter +30%#C68FDC

Lighter +20%#B268D0

Lighter +10%#9E41C4

Darker −10%#612679

Darker −20%#421A52

Darker −30%#230E2B

Darker −40%#040105

More saturated +25%#8B18BA

Less saturated −25%#754C86

Channel breakdown

R128

G50

B160

Red128 (50.2%)

Green50 (19.6%)

Blue160 (62.7%)

Hue282.55°

Saturation (HSL)52.38%

Lightness41.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 80 · G 32 · B A0

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