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Colour

#8700AA

  • #8700AA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8700AA is a violet with RGB values 135, 0, 170 and HSL 288°, 100%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#8700AA#8700AA
HEX#8700AA
RGBrgb(135, 0, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0, 0.6667
RGB percentages52.9%, 0%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(287.6, 100%, 33.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.6, 100%, 66.7%)
CMYK20.6%, 100%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,847,530
CSS custom property--colour: #8700AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08053WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.04:1
Contrast with white8.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#292929
Inverted#78FF55

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004AAEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0053A7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.6 from the original
Tritanopia#843962no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 10.7Dark magenta · ΔE 17.2Dark violet · ΔE 18.5Indigo · ΔE 20.7Purple · ΔE 20.9Blue violet · ΔE 21.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 10.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#23AA00
Analogous#3200AA, #AA0078
Triadic#AA8700, #00AA87
Split complementary#78AA00, #00AA32
Tetradic#AA3200, #23AA00, #0078AA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E377FF
Lighter +30%#D844FF
Lighter +20%#CE11FF
Lighter +10%#AF00DD
Darker −10%#5E0077
Darker −20%#360044
Darker −30%#0D0011
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8700AA
Less saturated −25%#7A1595

Channel breakdown

R135
G0
B170
Red135 (52.9%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue287.65°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness33.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 87 · G 00 · B AA

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