Recognised as Colour

#8039CC

#8039CC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#8039CC is a violet with RGB values 128, 57, 204 and HSL 269°, 59%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#8039CC#8039CC

HEX#8039CC

RGBrgb(128, 57, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.502, 0.2235, 0.8

RGB percentages50.2%, 22.4%, 80%

HSLhsl(269, 59%, 51.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(269, 72.1%, 80%)

CMYK37.3%, 72.1%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,403,404

CSS custom property--colour: #8039CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11875WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness107.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.22:1

Contrast with white6.22:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#535353

Inverted#7FC633

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0060D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37 from the original

Deuteranopia#0060C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.9 from the original

Tritanopia#6F5D7Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 8.7 Blue violet · ΔE 16.2 Dark violet · ΔE 19.6 Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.1 Medium orchid · ΔE 21 Slate blue · ΔE 23

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 8.73, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#85CC39

Analogous#393CCC, #CA39CC

Triadic#CC8039, #39CC80

Split complementary#CCCA39, #3BCC39

Tetradic#CC393B, #85CC39, #39CCCA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E8DBF6

Lighter +30%#CEB3EB

Lighter +20%#B48AE1

Lighter +10%#9A62D6

Darker −10%#672BA7

Darker −20%#4E217E

Darker −30%#351656

Darker −40%#1C0C2D

More saturated +25%#7F1AEB

Less saturated −25%#8158AD

Channel breakdown

R128

G57

B204

Red128 (50.2%)

Green57 (22.4%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue268.98°

Saturation (HSL)59.04%

Lightness51.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 80 · G 39 · B CC

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