Recognised as Colour

#8805AB

#8805AB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#8805AB is a violet with RGB values 136, 5, 171 and HSL 287°, 94%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#8805AB

RGBrgb(136, 5, 171)

RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.0196, 0.6706

RGB percentages53.3%, 2%, 67.1%

HSLhsl(287.3, 94.3%, 34.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(287.3, 97.1%, 67.1%)

CMYK20.5%, 97.1%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,914,347

CSS custom property--colour: #8805AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08283WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness94.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.9:1

Contrast with white7.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D

Inverted#77FA54

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#004BAFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#0054A8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.5 from the original

Tritanopia#853A63no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 10.3 Dark magenta · ΔE 17 Dark violet · ΔE 18.7 Indigo · ΔE 20.7 Purple · ΔE 20.8 Blue violet · ΔE 21.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 10.27, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#28AB05

Analogous#3505AB, #AB057B

Triadic#AB8805, #05AB88

Split complementary#7BAB05, #05AB35

Tetradic#AB3505, #28AB05, #057BAB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E181FB

Lighter +30%#D64FFA

Lighter +20%#CA1EF8

Lighter +10%#AF06DD

Darker −10%#610479

Darker −20%#390248

Darker −30%#120116

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#8B00B0

Less saturated −25%#7B1B95

Channel breakdown

R136

B171

Red136 (53.3%)

Green5 (2%)

Blue171 (67.1%)

Hue287.35°

Saturation (HSL)94.32%

Lightness34.51%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 88 · G 05 · B AB

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