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Colour

#8040BF

  • #8040BF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8040BF is a violet with RGB values 128, 64, 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

#8040BF#8040BF
HEX#8040BF
RGBrgb(128, 64, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.502, 0.251, 0.749
RGB percentages50.2%, 25.1%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(270.2, 49.8%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270.2, 66.5%, 74.9%)
CMYK33%, 66.5%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,405,183
CSS custom property--colour: #8040BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12018WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.17:1
Contrast with white6.17:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#7FBF40

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0060C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0F61BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.7 from the original
Tritanopia#745C7Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.4:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 14.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 14.9Slate blue · ΔE 15.9Medium orchid · ΔE 17Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.6Medium purple · ΔE 20.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 14.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7FBF40
Analogous#4040BF, #BF40BF
Triadic#BF8040, #40BF80
Split complementary#BFBF40, #40BF41
Tetradic#BF4140, #7FBF40, #40BFBF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6D9F2
Lighter +30%#CCB3E5
Lighter +20%#B38CD9
Lighter +10%#9966CC
Darker −10%#663399
Darker −20%#4D2673
Darker −30%#331A4C
Darker −40%#1A0D26
More saturated +25%#8020DF
Less saturated −25%#80609F

Channel breakdown

R128
G64
B191
Red128 (50.2%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue270.24°
Saturation (HSL)49.8%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 80 · G 40 · B BF

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