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Colour

#8200B3

  • #8200B3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8200B3 is a violet with RGB values 130, 0, 179 and HSL 284°, 100%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#8200B3#8200B3
HEX#8200B3
RGBrgb(130, 0, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.5098, 0, 0.702
RGB percentages51%, 0%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(283.6, 100%, 35.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.6, 100%, 70.2%)
CMYK27.4%, 100%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,519,859
CSS custom property--colour: #8200B3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.08:1
Contrast with white8.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#292929
Inverted#7DFF4C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004BB7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0052B0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.3 from the original
Tritanopia#7B3F68no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 9.9Dark violet · ΔE 13.7Blue violet · ΔE 16.2Indigo · ΔE 22.6Dark magenta · ΔE 22.9Medium orchid · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 9.89, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#31B300
Analogous#2900B3, #B3008A
Triadic#B38200, #00B382
Split complementary#8AB300, #00B329
Tetradic#B32900, #31B300, #008AB3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DC80FF
Lighter +30%#CE4DFF
Lighter +20%#C01AFF
Lighter +10%#A700E6
Darker −10%#5D0080
Darker −20%#38004D
Darker −30%#13001A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8200B3
Less saturated −25%#78169D

Channel breakdown

R130
G0
B179
Red130 (51%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue283.58°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness35.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 82 · G 00 · B B3

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