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Recognised as Colour

#8801CD

  • #8801CD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#8801CD is a violet with RGB values 136, 1, 205 and HSL 280°, 99%, 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

#8801CD#8801CD
HEX#8801CD
RGBrgb(136, 1, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.0039, 0.8039
RGB percentages53.3%, 0.4%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(279.7, 99%, 40.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.7, 99.5%, 80.4%)
CMYK33.7%, 99.5%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,913,357
CSS custom property--colour: #8801CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09664WCAG 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 7.16:1
Contrast with white7.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C
Inverted#77FE32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0054D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0058CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.4 from the original
Tritanopia#7C4B78no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.93:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 3.6Blue violet · ΔE 7.4Dark orchid · ΔE 15Medium blue · ΔE 24.9Medium orchid · ΔE 32.1Dark blue · ΔE 32.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 3.56, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#46CD01
Analogous#2201CD, #CD01AC
Triadic#CD8801, #01CD88
Split complementary#ACCD01, #01CD22
Tetradic#CD2201, #46CD01, #01ACCD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DD9BFF
Lighter +30%#CC69FE
Lighter +20%#BA36FE
Lighter +10%#A903FE
Darker −10%#66019A
Darker −20%#450167
Darker −30%#230035
Darker −40%#010002
More saturated +25%#8800CE
Less saturated −25%#801BB3

Channel breakdown

R136
G1
B205
Red136 (53.3%)
Green1 (0.4%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue279.71°
Saturation (HSL)99.03%
Lightness40.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 88 · G 01 · B CD

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