Colour

#8224DD

#8224DD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#8224DD is a violet with RGB values 130, 36, 221 and HSL 270°, 73%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

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HEX#8224DD

RGBrgb(130, 36, 221)

RGB (0–1)0.5098, 0.1412, 0.8667

RGB percentages51%, 14.1%, 86.7%

HSLhsl(270.5, 73.1%, 50.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270.5, 83.7%, 86.7%)

CMYK41.2%, 83.7%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,529,117

CSS custom property--colour: #8224DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11228WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness106.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.47:1

Contrast with white6.47:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#454545

Inverted#7DDB22

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005EE2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#005DDAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.6 from the original

Tritanopia#6C5B85no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 76.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 2.4 Dark violet · ΔE 8.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 16.5 Medium blue · ΔE 22 Dark blue · ΔE 32.6 Medium slateblue · ΔE 32.9

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 2.38, a close match

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7FDD24

Analogous#2524DD, #DD24DC

Triadic#DD8224, #24DD82

Split complementary#DBDD24, #24DD26

Tetradic#DD2624, #7FDD24, #24DCDD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E7D5F8

Lighter +30%#CEA8F2

Lighter +20%#B47CEB

Lighter +10%#9B50E4

Darker −10%#681CB2

Darker −20%#4E1586

Darker −30%#350E5A

Darker −40%#1B072E

More saturated +25%#8304FD

Less saturated −25%#8144BD

Channel breakdown

R130

G36

B221

Red130 (51%)

Green36 (14.1%)

Blue221 (86.7%)

Hue270.49°

Saturation (HSL)73.12%

Lightness50.39%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 82 · G 24 · B DD

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