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Colour

#8053DC

  • #8053DC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#8053DC is a violet with RGB values 128, 83, 220 and HSL 260°, 66%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#8053DC#8053DC
HEX#8053DC
RGBrgb(128, 83, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.502, 0.3255, 0.8627
RGB percentages50.2%, 32.5%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(259.7, 66.2%, 59.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.7, 62.3%, 86.3%)
CMYK41.8%, 62.3%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,410,076
CSS custom property--colour: #8053DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15943WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.01:1
Contrast with white5.01:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#7FAC23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0071E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#006DD9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.9 from the original
Tritanopia#677290no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.19:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 9.5Slate blue · ΔE 14.2Dark orchid · ΔE 17.1Medium purple · ΔE 19.9Medium orchid · ΔE 20.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 9.55, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AFDC53
Analogous#536ADC, #C553DC
Triadic#DC8053, #53DC80
Split complementary#DCC553, #6BDC53
Tetradic#DC536A, #AFDC53, #53DCC5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFDFE
Lighter +30%#DED2F6
Lighter +20%#BFA8ED
Lighter +10%#9F7DE5
Darker −10%#612BD1
Darker −20%#4E22A7
Darker −30%#3A197D
Darker −40%#261152
More saturated +25%#7739F6
Less saturated −25%#896DC2

Channel breakdown

R128
G83
B220
Red128 (50.2%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue259.71°
Saturation (HSL)66.18%
Lightness59.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 80 · G 53 · B DC

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