Recognised as Colour

#8046AB

#8046AB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Rebecca purple

#8046AB is a violet with RGB values 128, 70, 171 and HSL 274°, 42%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

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HEX#8046AB

RGBrgb(128, 70, 171)

RGB (0–1)0.502, 0.2745, 0.6706

RGB percentages50.2%, 27.5%, 67.1%

HSLhsl(274.5, 41.9%, 47.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(274.5, 59.1%, 67.1%)

CMYK25.1%, 59.1%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,406,699

CSS custom property--colour: #8046AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1191WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness105.4 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#5A5A5A

Inverted#7FB954

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1F5FAEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#3862A9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.5 from the original

Tritanopia#7A5972no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.9 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

Rebecca purple · ΔE 8.6 Slate blue · ΔE 15.7 Medium purple · ΔE 16.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 20.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.4 Purple · ΔE 20.8

Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 8.56, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#71AB46

Analogous#4E46AB, #AB46A3

Triadic#AB8046, #46AB80

Split complementary#A3AB46, #46AB4E

Tetradic#AB4E46, #71AB46, #46A3AB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E1D1EC

Lighter +30%#C9ADDD

Lighter +20%#B189CE

Lighter +10%#9964C0

Darker −10%#653787

Darker −20%#4A2863

Darker −30%#2F1A3E

Darker −40%#140B1A

More saturated +25%#8428C9

Less saturated −25%#7C648D

Channel breakdown

R128

G70

B171

Red128 (50.2%)

Green70 (27.5%)

Blue171 (67.1%)

Hue274.46°

Saturation (HSL)41.91%

Lightness47.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 80 · G 46 · B AB

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