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Recognised as Colour

#804AE6

  • #804AE6
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#804AE6 is a violet with RGB values 128, 74, 230 and HSL 261°, 76%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#804AE6#804AE6
HEX#804AE6
RGBrgb(128, 74, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.502, 0.2902, 0.902
RGB percentages50.2%, 29%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(260.8, 75.7%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260.8, 67.8%, 90.2%)
CMYK44.3%, 67.8%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,407,782
CSS custom property--colour: #804AE6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.152WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.2:1
Contrast with white5.2:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#7FB519

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006EEBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#006AE3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.5 from the original
Tritanopia#637192no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 14.3Blue violet · ΔE 14.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.3Dark violet · ΔE 21.1Slate blue · ΔE 24.1Medium orchid · ΔE 25
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 14.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B0E64A
Analogous#4A62E6, #CE4AE6
Triadic#E6804A, #4AE680
Split complementary#E6CE4A, #62E64A
Tetradic#E64A62, #B0E64A, #4AE6CE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFDFF
Lighter +30%#DED0F9
Lighter +20%#BFA4F2
Lighter +10%#9F77EC
Darker −10%#611FDE
Darker −20%#4D19B1
Darker −30%#3A1285
Darker −40%#260C58
More saturated +25%#7831FF
Less saturated −25%#8864CC

Channel breakdown

R128
G74
B230
Red128 (50.2%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue260.77°
Saturation (HSL)75.73%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 80 · G 4A · B E6

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