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Recognised as Colour

#804D9E

  • #804D9E
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#804D9E is a violet with RGB values 128, 77, 158 and HSL 278°, 34%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#804D9E#804D9E
HEX#804D9E
RGBrgb(128, 77, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.502, 0.302, 0.6196
RGB percentages50.2%, 30.2%, 62%
HSLhsl(277.8, 34.5%, 46.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.8, 51.3%, 62%)
CMYK19%, 51.3%, 0%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,408,478
CSS custom property--colour: #804D9E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12366WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.05:1
Contrast with white6.05:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#7FB261

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3960A1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#48649Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.1 from the original
Tritanopia#7D5A6Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.47:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 15.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.5Medium purple · ΔE 19.5Slate blue · ΔE 22.3Purple · ΔE 25.4Dark magenta · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 15.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6B9E4D
Analogous#584D9E, #9E4D93
Triadic#9E804D, #4D9E80
Split complementary#939E4D, #4D9E57
Tetradic#9E574D, #6B9E4D, #4D939E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFCFE8
Lighter +30%#C7ADD7
Lighter +20%#B08BC6
Lighter +10%#9968B6
Darker −10%#643C7C
Darker −20%#482C59
Darker −30%#2D1B37
Darker −40%#110A15
More saturated +25%#8830BB
Less saturated −25%#786A81

Channel breakdown

R128
G77
B158
Red128 (50.2%)
Green77 (30.2%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue277.78°
Saturation (HSL)34.47%
Lightness46.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 80 · G 4D · B 9E

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