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Recognised as Colour

#8205AB

  • #8205AB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8205AB is a violet with RGB values 130, 5, 171 and HSL 285°, 94%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#8205AB#8205AB
HEX#8205AB
RGBrgb(130, 5, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.5098, 0.0196, 0.6706
RGB percentages51%, 2%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(285.2, 94.3%, 34.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285.2, 97.1%, 67.1%)
CMYK24%, 97.1%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,521,131
CSS custom property--colour: #8205AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07795WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.21:1
Contrast with white8.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C
Inverted#7DFA54

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0049AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0051A8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.7 from the original
Tritanopia#7E3B63no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 10.4Dark violet · ΔE 18.1Dark magenta · ΔE 18.4Indigo · ΔE 19.7Blue violet · ΔE 20.3Purple · ΔE 21.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 10.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2EAB05
Analogous#2F05AB, #AB0581
Triadic#AB8205, #05AB82
Split complementary#81AB05, #05AB2F
Tetradic#AB2F05, #2EAB05, #0581AB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DD81FB
Lighter +30%#D04FFA
Lighter +20%#C21EF8
Lighter +10%#A806DD
Darker −10%#5C0479
Darker −20%#370248
Darker −30%#110116
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8500B0
Less saturated −25%#771B95

Channel breakdown

R130
G5
B171
Red130 (51%)
Green5 (2%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue285.18°
Saturation (HSL)94.32%
Lightness34.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 82 · G 05 · B AB

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