Colour

#8722DF

#8722DF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#8722DF is a violet with RGB values 135, 34, 223 and HSL 272°, 75%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#8722DF#8722DF

HEX#8722DF

RGBrgb(135, 34, 223)

RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.1333, 0.8745

RGB percentages52.9%, 13.3%, 87.5%

HSLhsl(272.1, 74.7%, 50.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(272.1, 84.8%, 87.5%)

CMYK39.5%, 84.8%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,856,287

CSS custom property--colour: #8722DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11623WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness108.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.32:1

Contrast with white6.32:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#454545

Inverted#78DD20

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005FE4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#005FDCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.7 from the original

Tritanopia#735B85no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 77.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.32:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 2.4 Dark violet · ΔE 7.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 17 Medium blue · ΔE 22.7 Medium orchid · ΔE 33.5 Dark blue · ΔE 34.1

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 2.45, a close match

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7ADF22

Analogous#2822DF, #DF22D9

Triadic#DF8722, #22DF87

Split complementary#D8DF22, #22DF29

Tetradic#DF2922, #7ADF22, #22D9DF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E8D4F9

Lighter +30%#D0A8F2

Lighter +20%#B77BEC

Lighter +10%#9F4FE5

Darker −10%#6C1AB4

Darker −20%#511487

Darker −30%#370D5B

Darker −40%#1C072E

More saturated +25%#8902FF

Less saturated −25%#8542BF

Channel breakdown

R135

G34

B223

Red135 (52.9%)

Green34 (13.3%)

Blue223 (87.5%)

Hue272.06°

Saturation (HSL)74.7%

Lightness50.39%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 87 · G 22 · B DF

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