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Colour

#8040C0

  • #8040C0
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8040C0 is a violet with RGB values 128, 64, 192 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

#8040C0#8040C0
HEX#8040C0
RGBrgb(128, 64, 192)
RGB (0–1)0.502, 0.251, 0.7529
RGB percentages50.2%, 25.1%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(270, 50.4%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270, 66.7%, 75.3%)
CMYK33.3%, 66.7%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,405,184
CSS custom property--colour: #8040C0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12062WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.15:1
Contrast with white6.15:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#7FBF3F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0060C4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0B61BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.8 from the original
Tritanopia#735D7Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.41:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 14.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 15.4Slate blue · ΔE 16.1Medium orchid · ΔE 17.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.5Indigo · ΔE 21.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 14.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#80C040
Analogous#4040C0, #C040C0
Triadic#C08040, #40C080
Split complementary#C0C040, #40C040
Tetradic#C04040, #80C040, #40C0C0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6D9F3
Lighter +30%#CCB3E6
Lighter +20%#B38DD9
Lighter +10%#9A66CD
Darker −10%#67339A
Darker −20%#4D2674
Darker −30%#341A4D
Darker −40%#1A0D27
More saturated +25%#8020E0
Less saturated −25%#8060A0

Channel breakdown

R128
G64
B192
Red128 (50.2%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue270°
Saturation (HSL)50.39%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 80 · G 40 · B C0

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