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Recognised as Colour

#805BAA

  • #805BAA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#805BAA is a violet with RGB values 128, 91, 170 and HSL 268°, 32%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#805BAA#805BAA
HEX#805BAA
RGBrgb(128, 91, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.502, 0.3569, 0.6667
RGB percentages50.2%, 35.7%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(268.1, 31.7%, 51.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268.1, 46.5%, 66.7%)
CMYK24.7%, 46.5%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,412,074
CSS custom property--colour: #805BAA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14974WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.26:1
Contrast with white5.26:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#696969
Inverted#7FA455

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#466BADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24 from the original
Deuteranopia#4F6CA8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.3 from the original
Tritanopia#79687Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.99:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.5Medium purple · ΔE 17.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 20Slate blue · ΔE 21.4Royal blue · ΔE 28.9Orchid · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 16.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#85AA5B
Analogous#5B5DAA, #A85BAA
Triadic#AA805B, #5BAA80
Split complementary#AAA75B, #5EAA5B
Tetradic#AA5B5D, #85AA5B, #5BAAA8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8E1F0
Lighter +30%#CEC0DE
Lighter +20%#B49ECD
Lighter +10%#9A7DBB
Darker −10%#67488A
Darker −20%#4E3669
Darker −30%#352547
Darker −40%#1C1326
More saturated +25%#7E3CC9
Less saturated −25%#827A8B

Channel breakdown

R128
G91
B170
Red128 (50.2%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue268.1°
Saturation (HSL)31.73%
Lightness51.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 80 · G 5B · B AA

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