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Colour

#8800CD

  • #8800CD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#8800CD is a violet with RGB values 136, 0, 205 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

#8800CD#8800CD
HEX#8800CD
RGBrgb(136, 0, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0, 0.8039
RGB percentages53.3%, 0%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(279.8, 100%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.8, 100%, 80.4%)
CMYK33.7%, 100%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,913,101
CSS custom property--colour: #8800CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09642WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.17:1
Contrast with white7.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C
Inverted#77FF32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0054D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0058CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.6 from the original
Tritanopia#7C4B78no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.93:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 3.5Blue violet · ΔE 7.5Dark orchid · ΔE 15.1Medium blue · ΔE 24.9Medium orchid · ΔE 32.2Dark blue · ΔE 32.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 3.5, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#45CD00
Analogous#2100CD, #CD00AC
Triadic#CD8800, #00CD88
Split complementary#ABCD00, #00CD22
Tetradic#CD2200, #45CD00, #00ACCD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DD9AFF
Lighter +30%#CC67FF
Lighter +20%#BB34FF
Lighter +10%#AA01FF
Darker −10%#66009A
Darker −20%#440067
Darker −30%#220034
Darker −40%#010001
More saturated +25%#8800CD
Less saturated −25%#801AB3

Channel breakdown

R136
G0
B205
Red136 (53.3%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue279.8°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 88 · G 00 · B CD

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