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Recognised as Colour

#8032B4

  • #8032B4
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8032B4 is a violet with RGB values 128, 50, 180 and HSL 276°, 57%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#8032B4#8032B4
HEX#8032B4
RGBrgb(128, 50, 180)
RGB (0–1)0.502, 0.1961, 0.7059
RGB percentages50.2%, 19.6%, 70.6%
HSLhsl(276, 56.5%, 45.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276, 72.2%, 70.6%)
CMYK28.9%, 72.2%, 0%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,401,588
CSS custom property--colour: #8032B4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10166WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.92:1
Contrast with white6.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C
Inverted#7FCD4B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0057B8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#095BB1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.5 from the original
Tritanopia#785070no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 12.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 15.4Medium orchid · ΔE 17.6Indigo · ΔE 18.1Dark magenta · ΔE 18.4Purple · ΔE 20.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 12.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#66B432
Analogous#3F32B4, #B432A7
Triadic#B48032, #32B480
Split complementary#A7B432, #32B43F
Tetradic#B43F32, #66B432, #32A7B4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DDC4EE
Lighter +30%#C79CE3
Lighter +20%#B074D8
Lighter +10%#994CCD
Darker −10%#64278C
Darker −20%#471C64
Darker −30%#2B113C
Darker −40%#0E0614
More saturated +25%#8615D1
Less saturated −25%#7A4F97

Channel breakdown

R128
G50
B180
Red128 (50.2%)
Green50 (19.6%)
Blue180 (70.6%)
Hue276°
Saturation (HSL)56.52%
Lightness45.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 80 · G 32 · B B4

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