Colour

#806CA2

#806CA2
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#806CA2 is a violet with RGB values 128, 108, 162 and HSL 262°, 22%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#806CA2

RGBrgb(128, 108, 162)

RGB (0–1)0.502, 0.4235, 0.6353

RGB percentages50.2%, 42.4%, 63.5%

HSLhsl(262.2, 22.5%, 52.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(262.2, 33.3%, 63.5%)

CMYK21%, 33.3%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,416,418

CSS custom property--colour: #806CA2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17923WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness121.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.58:1

Contrast with white4.58:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.58:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#747474

Inverted#7F935D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6075A4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#6375A0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original

Tritanopia#7A7480no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 24.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.3 Slate grey · ΔE 26.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 27.1 Plum · ΔE 27.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.1

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 24.35, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8EA26C

Analogous#6C73A2, #9B6CA2

Triadic#A2806C, #6CA280

Split complementary#A29B6C, #73A26C

Tetradic#A26C73, #8EA26C, #6CA29B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#ECE9F1

Lighter +30%#D1CADD

Lighter +20%#B6AACA

Lighter +10%#9B8BB6

Darker −10%#675586

Darker −20%#4F4167

Darker −30%#372D48

Darker −40%#1F1A28

More saturated +25%#784EC0

Less saturated −25%#878787

Channel breakdown

R128

G108

B162

Red128 (50.2%)

Green108 (42.4%)

Blue162 (63.5%)

Hue262.22°

Saturation (HSL)22.5%

Lightness52.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 80 · G 6C · B A2

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