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Recognised as Colour

#806ABC

  • #806ABC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#806ABC is a violet with RGB values 128, 106, 188 and HSL 256°, 38%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#806ABC#806ABC
HEX#806ABC
RGBrgb(128, 106, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.502, 0.4157, 0.7373
RGB percentages50.2%, 41.6%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(256.1, 38%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(256.1, 43.6%, 73.7%)
CMYK31.9%, 43.6%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,415,932
CSS custom property--colour: #806ABC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18528WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.71:1
Contrast with white4.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.71:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#7F9543

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5178BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#5476BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Tritanopia#73798Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.46:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 14.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.4Slate blue · ΔE 20.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.4Royal blue · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 14.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A6BC6A
Analogous#6A7DBC, #A96ABC
Triadic#BC806A, #6ABC80
Split complementary#BCA96A, #7DBC6A
Tetradic#BC6A7D, #A6BC6A, #6ABCA9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8F7FB
Lighter +30%#DAD4EB
Lighter +20%#BCB0DC
Lighter +10%#9E8DCC
Darker −10%#644BA8
Darker −20%#4F3C84
Darker −30%#3A2C61
Darker −40%#251C3E
More saturated +25%#734FD7
Less saturated −25%#8D85A1

Channel breakdown

R128
G106
B188
Red128 (50.2%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue256.1°
Saturation (HSL)37.96%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 80 · G 6A · B BC

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