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Colour

#8744DD

  • #8744DD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8744DD is a violet with RGB values 135, 68, 221 and HSL 266°, 69%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#8744DD#8744DD
HEX#8744DD
RGBrgb(135, 68, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.2667, 0.8667
RGB percentages52.9%, 26.7%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(266.3, 69.2%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(266.3, 69.2%, 86.7%)
CMYK38.9%, 69.2%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,864,989
CSS custom property--colour: #8744DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14506WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.38:1
Contrast with white5.38:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#78BB22

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006AE2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0069DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.3 from the original
Tritanopia#73698Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.38:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.9:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 10.3Blue violet · ΔE 14.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.6Dark violet · ΔE 19.2Medium orchid · ΔE 21.8Slate blue · ΔE 24.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 10.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9ADD44
Analogous#444EDD, #D344DD
Triadic#DD8744, #44DD87
Split complementary#DDD444, #4DDD44
Tetradic#DD444E, #9ADD44, #44DDD3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6F1FC
Lighter +30%#DAC5F5
Lighter +20%#BE9AED
Lighter +10%#A36FE5
Darker −10%#6D25C9
Darker −20%#551D9E
Darker −30%#3E1573
Darker −40%#270D48
More saturated +25%#8428F9
Less saturated −25%#8A60C1

Channel breakdown

R135
G68
B221
Red135 (52.9%)
Green68 (26.7%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue266.27°
Saturation (HSL)69.23%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 87 · G 44 · B DD

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