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Recognised as Colour

#803CB6

  • #803CB6
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#803CB6 is a violet with RGB values 128, 60, 182 and HSL 273°, 50%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#803CB6#803CB6
HEX#803CB6
RGBrgb(128, 60, 182)
RGB (0–1)0.502, 0.2353, 0.7137
RGB percentages50.2%, 23.5%, 71.4%
HSLhsl(273.4, 50.4%, 47.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(273.4, 67%, 71.4%)
CMYK29.7%, 67%, 0%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,404,150
CSS custom property--colour: #803CB6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11198WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.48:1
Contrast with white6.48:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#7FC349

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005CBAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#1C5EB3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.3 from the original
Tritanopia#775774no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 12.3Dark orchid · ΔE 16.1Slate blue · ΔE 16.7Medium orchid · ΔE 16.8Indigo · ΔE 19.5Dark magenta · ΔE 19.7
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 12.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#72B63C
Analogous#433CB6, #B63CAF
Triadic#B6803C, #3CB680
Split complementary#AFB63C, #3CB643
Tetradic#B6433C, #72B63C, #3CAFB6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E1CFEF
Lighter +30%#C9A9E2
Lighter +20%#B182D6
Lighter +10%#995CC9
Darker −10%#652F90
Darker −20%#4A2369
Darker −30%#2F1643
Darker −40%#14091D
More saturated +25%#831ED4
Less saturated −25%#7D5A98

Channel breakdown

R128
G60
B182
Red128 (50.2%)
Green60 (23.5%)
Blue182 (71.4%)
Hue273.44°
Saturation (HSL)50.41%
Lightness47.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 80 · G 3C · B B6

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