Recognised as Colour

#803AF3

#803AF3
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#803AF3 is a violet with RGB values 128, 58, 243 and HSL 263°, 89%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

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HEX#803AF3

RGBrgb(128, 58, 243)

RGB (0–1)0.502, 0.2275, 0.9529

RGB percentages50.2%, 22.7%, 95.3%

HSLhsl(262.7, 88.5%, 59%)

HSV / HSBhsv(262.7, 76.1%, 95.3%)

CMYK47.3%, 76.1%, 0%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,403,699

CSS custom property--colour: #803AF3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14086WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness116.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.5:1

Contrast with white5.5:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#565656

Inverted#7FC50C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006BF8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#0065F0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.1 from the original

Tritanopia#5C6E95no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 85.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.82:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 7.1 Dark violet · ΔE 14.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 20.9 Medium blue · ΔE 22.1 Medium slateblue · ΔE 31.1 Blue · ΔE 32

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 7.15, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ADF33A

Analogous#3A50F3, #DC3AF3

Triadic#F3803A, #3AF380

Split complementary#F3DD3A, #50F33A

Tetradic#F33A51, #ADF33A, #3AF3DD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FCFAFF

Lighter +30%#DDCAFC

Lighter +20%#BE9AF9

Lighter +10%#9F6AF6

Darker −10%#620EEC

Darker −20%#4E0BBC

Darker −30%#3A088C

Darker −40%#26065B

More saturated +25%#7D2EFF

Less saturated −25%#8654D9

Channel breakdown

R128

G58

B243

Red128 (50.2%)

Green58 (22.7%)

Blue243 (95.3%)

Hue262.7°

Saturation (HSL)88.52%

Lightness59.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 80 · G 3A · B F3

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