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Recognised as Colour

#8722AF

  • #8722AF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8722AF is a violet with RGB values 135, 34, 175 and HSL 283°, 67%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#8722AF#8722AF
HEX#8722AF
RGBrgb(135, 34, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.1333, 0.6863
RGB percentages52.9%, 13.3%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(283, 67.5%, 41%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283, 80.6%, 68.6%)
CMYK22.9%, 80.6%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,856,239
CSS custom property--colour: #8722AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0939WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.3:1
Contrast with white7.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#424242
Inverted#78DD50

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0051B3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#1059ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.1 from the original
Tritanopia#834569no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 9.8Dark magenta · ΔE 15.8Medium orchid · ΔE 18.3Indigo · ΔE 19Purple · ΔE 19Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 9.77, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4AAF22
Analogous#4122AF, #AF2290
Triadic#AF8722, #22AF87
Split complementary#90AF22, #22AF41
Tetradic#AF4122, #4AAF22, #2291AF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DDAEEF
Lighter +30%#CB83E7
Lighter +20%#B958DF
Lighter +10%#A62ED6
Darker −10%#661A84
Darker −20%#45115A
Darker −30%#24092F
Darker −40%#030104
More saturated +25%#9208C9
Less saturated −25%#7C3C95

Channel breakdown

R135
G34
B175
Red135 (52.9%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue282.98°
Saturation (HSL)67.46%
Lightness40.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 87 · G 22 · B AF

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