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Recognised as Colour

#806DBC

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

#806DBC is a blue with RGB values 128, 109, 188 and HSL 254°, 37%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#806DBC#806DBC
HEX#806DBC
RGBrgb(128, 109, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.502, 0.4275, 0.7373
RGB percentages50.2%, 42.7%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(254.4, 37.1%, 58.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(254.4, 42%, 73.7%)
CMYK31.9%, 42%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,416,700
CSS custom property--colour: #806DBC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19157WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.83:1
Contrast with white4.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.83:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#7F9243

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#557ABFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18 from the original
Deuteranopia#5778BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.9 from the original
Tritanopia#727B8Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.35:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 16.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 22Slate blue · ΔE 22.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.4Royal blue · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 16.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A9BC6D
Analogous#6D82BC, #A86DBC
Triadic#BC806D, #6DBC80
Split complementary#BCA86D, #82BC6D
Tetradic#BC6D82, #A9BC6D, #6DBCA8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAF9FC
Lighter +30%#DBD6EC
Lighter +20%#BDB3DC
Lighter +10%#9E90CC
Darker −10%#634DA9
Darker −20%#4F3D86
Darker −30%#3A2D63
Darker −40%#261D40
More saturated +25%#7252D7
Less saturated −25%#8E88A1

Channel breakdown

R128
G109
B188
Red128 (50.2%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue254.43°
Saturation (HSL)37.09%
Lightness58.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 80 · G 6D · B BC

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