Colour

#8059A5

#8059A5
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#8059A5 is a violet with RGB values 128, 89, 165 and HSL 271°, 30%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#8059A5

RGBrgb(128, 89, 165)

RGB (0–1)0.502, 0.349, 0.6471

RGB percentages50.2%, 34.9%, 64.7%

HSLhsl(270.8, 29.9%, 49.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270.8, 46.1%, 64.7%)

CMYK22.4%, 46.1%, 0%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,411,557

CSS custom property--colour: #8059A5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14451WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness112.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.4:1

Contrast with white5.4:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#676767

Inverted#7FA65A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4669A8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#506AA3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.4 from the original

Tritanopia#7A6677no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.89:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.6 Medium purple · ΔE 18.9 Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.6 Slate blue · ΔE 23.2 Orchid · ΔE 29.9 Royal blue · ΔE 30.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 16.56, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#7EA559

Analogous#5A59A5, #A559A4

Triadic#A58059, #59A580

Split complementary#A4A559, #59A55A

Tetradic#A55A59, #7EA559, #59A4A5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E5DDED

Lighter +30%#CCBCDB

Lighter +20%#B39BC9

Lighter +10%#997AB7

Darker −10%#664784

Darker −20%#4D3563

Darker −30%#332342

Darker −40%#191220

More saturated +25%#8139C5

Less saturated −25%#7F7985

Channel breakdown

R128

G89

B165

Red128 (50.2%)

Green89 (34.9%)

Blue165 (64.7%)

Hue270.79°

Saturation (HSL)29.92%

Lightness49.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 80 · G 59 · B A5

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