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Colour

#803FBF

  • #803FBF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#803FBF is a violet with RGB values 128, 63, 191 and HSL 270°, 50%, 50%. 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

#803FBF#803FBF
HEX#803FBF
RGBrgb(128, 63, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.502, 0.2471, 0.749
RGB percentages50.2%, 24.7%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(270.5, 50.4%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270.5, 67%, 74.9%)
CMYK33%, 67%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,404,927
CSS custom property--colour: #803FBF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11906WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness106.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.21:1
Contrast with white6.21:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#7FC040

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005FC3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0B61BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.4 from the original
Tritanopia#745C7Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 14Rebecca purple · ΔE 15.3Slate blue · ΔE 16.4Medium orchid · ΔE 17.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.9Indigo · ΔE 20.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 14.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7EBF3F
Analogous#403FBF, #BF3FBE
Triadic#BF803F, #3FBF80
Split complementary#BEBF3F, #3FBF40
Tetradic#BF403F, #7EBF3F, #3FBEBF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E5D8F2
Lighter +30%#CCB2E5
Lighter +20%#B38BD9
Lighter +10%#9965CC
Darker −10%#663299
Darker −20%#4D2672
Darker −30%#33194C
Darker −40%#190C26
More saturated +25%#801FDF
Less saturated −25%#805F9F

Channel breakdown

R128
G63
B191
Red128 (50.2%)
Green63 (24.7%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue270.47°
Saturation (HSL)50.39%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 80 · G 3F · B BF

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