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Colour

#804C8D

  • #804C8D
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#804C8D is a violet with RGB values 128, 76, 141 and HSL 288°, 30%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#804C8D#804C8D
HEX#804C8D
RGBrgb(128, 76, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.502, 0.298, 0.5529
RGB percentages50.2%, 29.8%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(288, 30%, 42.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288, 46.1%, 55.3%)
CMYK9.2%, 46.1%, 0%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,408,205
CSS custom property--colour: #804C8D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11681WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.29:1
Contrast with white6.29:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#7FB372

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#425C8Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#50628Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29 from the original
Tritanopia#815466no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.4Medium purple · ΔE 27.2Purple · ΔE 29.3Slate blue · ΔE 31Orchid · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 19.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#598D4C
Analogous#604C8D, #8D4C7A
Triadic#8D804C, #4C8D80
Split complementary#7A8D4C, #4C8D60
Tetradic#8D604C, #598D4C, #4C7A8D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DAC5E0
Lighter +30%#C6A4CE
Lighter +20%#B183BC
Lighter +10%#9C62AA
Darker −10%#623A6C
Darker −20%#44284B
Darker −30%#26162A
Darker −40%#080508
More saturated +25%#9031A8
Less saturated −25%#706772

Channel breakdown

R128
G76
B141
Red128 (50.2%)
Green76 (29.8%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue288°
Saturation (HSL)29.95%
Lightness42.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 80 · G 4C · B 8D

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