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Recognised as Colour

#8053BC

  • #8053BC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#8053BC is a violet with RGB values 128, 83, 188 and HSL 266°, 44%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#8053BC#8053BC
HEX#8053BC
RGBrgb(128, 83, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.502, 0.3255, 0.7373
RGB percentages50.2%, 32.5%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(265.7, 43.9%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265.7, 55.9%, 73.7%)
CMYK31.9%, 55.9%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,410,044
CSS custom property--colour: #8053BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14407WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.41:1
Contrast with white5.41:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#7FAC43

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2869BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30 from the original
Deuteranopia#3869BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.7 from the original
Tritanopia#74687Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.41:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.88:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 10.2Medium purple · ΔE 10.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 12.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.3Medium orchid · ΔE 20.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.2
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 10.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8FBC53
Analogous#535ABC, #B553BC
Triadic#BC8053, #53BC80
Split complementary#BCB553, #5BBC53
Tetradic#BC535A, #8FBC53, #53BCB5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECE6F5
Lighter +30%#D1C1E7
Lighter +20%#B69CD9
Lighter +10%#9B78CA
Darker −10%#673E9E
Darker −20%#4F2F7A
Darker −30%#372155
Darker −40%#1F1330
More saturated +25%#7C35DA
Less saturated −25%#84719E

Channel breakdown

R128
G83
B188
Red128 (50.2%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue265.71°
Saturation (HSL)43.93%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 80 · G 53 · B BC

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