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Recognised as Colour

#8052A1

  • #8052A1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#8052A1 is a violet with RGB values 128, 82, 161 and HSL 275°, 33%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#8052A1#8052A1
HEX#8052A1
RGBrgb(128, 82, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.502, 0.3216, 0.6314
RGB percentages50.2%, 32.2%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(274.9, 32.5%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(274.9, 49.1%, 63.1%)
CMYK20.5%, 49.1%, 0%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,409,761
CSS custom property--colour: #8052A1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13197WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.77:1
Contrast with white5.77:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#7FAD5E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3E64A4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#4B669Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.5 from the original
Tritanopia#7C5F72no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.64:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.6Medium purple · ΔE 18.9Slate blue · ΔE 22.4Purple · ΔE 27.9Orchid · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 16.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#73A152
Analogous#5952A1, #A1529A
Triadic#A18052, #52A180
Split complementary#9AA152, #52A158
Tetradic#A15852, #73A152, #529AA1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E1D5EA
Lighter +30%#C9B3D9
Lighter +20%#B192C7
Lighter +10%#9970B6
Darker −10%#65417F
Darker −20%#4A305D
Darker −30%#2F1E3C
Darker −40%#150D1A
More saturated +25%#8534BF
Less saturated −25%#7B7083

Channel breakdown

R128
G82
B161
Red128 (50.2%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue274.94°
Saturation (HSL)32.51%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 80 · G 52 · B A1

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