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Colour

#8622EE

  • #8622EE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#8622EE is a violet with RGB values 134, 34, 238 and HSL 269°, 86%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#8622EE#8622EE
HEX#8622EE
RGBrgb(134, 34, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.1333, 0.9333
RGB percentages52.5%, 13.3%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(269.4, 85.7%, 53.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269.4, 85.7%, 93.3%)
CMYK43.7%, 85.7%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,790,766
CSS custom property--colour: #8622EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12385WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.04:1
Contrast with white6.04:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#79DD11

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0063F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0060EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.2 from the original
Tritanopia#6A628Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 85.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.48:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 8.9Dark violet · ΔE 12.2Medium blue · ΔE 20.6Dark orchid · ΔE 24.1Blue · ΔE 27.7Fuchsia · ΔE 36.8
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 8.86, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8AEE22
Analogous#2224EE, #EC22EE
Triadic#EE8622, #22EE86
Split complementary#EEEC22, #24EE22
Tetradic#EE2224, #8AEE22, #22EEEC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEDFFD
Lighter +30%#D4B0F9
Lighter +20%#BA81F5
Lighter +10%#A051F2
Darker −10%#6D10CD
Darker −20%#540C9E
Darker −30%#3B086F
Darker −40%#21053F
More saturated +25%#8611FF
Less saturated −25%#8740D0

Channel breakdown

R134
G34
B238
Red134 (52.5%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue269.41°
Saturation (HSL)85.71%
Lightness53.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 86 · G 22 · B EE

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