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Recognised as Colour

#806CC3

  • #806CC3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#806CC3 is a blue with RGB values 128, 108, 195 and HSL 254°, 42%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#806CC3#806CC3
HEX#806CC3
RGBrgb(128, 108, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.502, 0.4235, 0.7647
RGB percentages50.2%, 42.4%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(253.8, 42%, 59.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(253.8, 44.6%, 76.5%)
CMYK34.4%, 44.6%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,416,451
CSS custom property--colour: #806CC3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19254WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.85:1
Contrast with white4.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.85:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#7F933C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4F7BC6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#5278C1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Tritanopia#707C8Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.33:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 12.2Slate blue · ΔE 17.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.4Royal blue · ΔE 22.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 12.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AFC36C
Analogous#6C84C3, #AB6CC3
Triadic#C3806C, #6CC380
Split complementary#C3AC6C, #84C36C
Tetradic#C36C84, #AFC36C, #6CC3AB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFDFE
Lighter +30%#DED9EF
Lighter +20%#BFB4E1
Lighter +10%#9F90D2
Darker −10%#6149B3
Darker −20%#4E3A8F
Darker −30%#3A2B6B
Darker −40%#261D46
More saturated +25%#7252DD
Less saturated −25%#8E86A9

Channel breakdown

R128
G108
B195
Red128 (50.2%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue253.79°
Saturation (HSL)42.03%
Lightness59.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 80 · G 6C · B C3

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