Colour

#805AAF

#805AAF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#805AAF is a violet with RGB values 128, 90, 175 and HSL 267°, 35%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#805AAF#805AAF

HEX#805AAF

RGBrgb(128, 90, 175)

RGB (0–1)0.502, 0.3529, 0.6863

RGB percentages50.2%, 35.3%, 68.6%

HSLhsl(266.8, 34.7%, 52%)

HSV / HSBhsv(266.8, 48.6%, 68.6%)

CMYK26.9%, 48.6%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,411,823

CSS custom property--colour: #805AAF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14997WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness114.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.25:1

Contrast with white5.25:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#686868

Inverted#7FA550

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#416BB2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#4B6CADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.4 from the original

Tritanopia#78697Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 14.4 Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.6 Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.6 Slate blue · ΔE 18.2 Royal blue · ΔE 26.5 Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 14.38, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#89AF5A

Analogous#5A5FAF, #AA5AAF

Triadic#AF805A, #5AAF80

Split complementary#AFAB5A, #5FAF5A

Tetradic#AF5A5F, #89AF5A, #5AAFAA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EAE3F2

Lighter +30%#CFC1E1

Lighter +20%#B59FD0

Lighter +10%#9A7CC0

Darker −10%#674690

Darker −20%#4F356E

Darker −30%#36254B

Darker −40%#1D1429

More saturated +25%#7D3BCE

Less saturated −25%#837990

Channel breakdown

R128

G90

B175

Red128 (50.2%)

Green90 (35.3%)

Blue175 (68.6%)

Hue266.82°

Saturation (HSL)34.69%

Lightness51.96%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 80 · G 5A · B AF

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