Colour

#8800CC

#8800CC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark violet

#8800CC is a violet with RGB values 136, 0, 204 and HSL 280°, 100%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#8800CC#8800CC

HEX#8800CC

HEX (short)#80C

RGBrgb(136, 0, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0, 0.8

RGB percentages53.3%, 0%, 80%

HSLhsl(280, 100%, 40%)

HSV / HSBhsv(280, 100%, 80%)

CMYK33.3%, 100%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,913,100

CSS custom property--colour: #8800CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09594WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness101.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.19:1

Contrast with white7.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C

Inverted#77FF33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0054D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#0058C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.8 from the original

Tritanopia#7C4B77no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 3.7 Blue violet · ΔE 7.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 14.8 Medium blue · ΔE 25.1 Medium orchid · ΔE 31.9 Dark blue · ΔE 32.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 3.67, a close match

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#44CC00

Analogous#2200CC, #CC00AA

Triadic#CC8800, #00CC88

Split complementary#AACC00, #00CC22

Tetradic#CC2200, #44CC00, #00AACC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DD99FF

Lighter +30%#CC66FF

Lighter +20%#BB33FF

Lighter +10%#AA00FF

Darker −10%#660099

Darker −20%#440066

Darker −30%#220033

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#8800CC

Less saturated −25%#8019B3

Channel breakdown

R136

B204

Red136 (53.3%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue280°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness40%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 88 · G 00 · B CC

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