Colour

#880AAA

#880AAA
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#880AAA is a violet with RGB values 136, 10, 170 and HSL 287°, 89%, 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

#880AAA#880AAA

HEX#880AAA

RGBrgb(136, 10, 170)

RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.0392, 0.6667

RGB percentages53.3%, 3.9%, 66.7%

HSLhsl(287.3, 88.9%, 35.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(287.3, 94.1%, 66.7%)

CMYK20%, 94.1%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,915,626

CSS custom property--colour: #880AAA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08354WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness94.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.86:1

Contrast with white7.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#303030

Inverted#77F555

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#004BAEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#0555A7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.6 from the original

Tritanopia#863A63no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 10.5 Dark magenta · ΔE 16 Purple · ΔE 19.7 Dark violet · ΔE 19.8 Indigo · ΔE 20.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 21.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 10.49, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2CAA0A

Analogous#380AAA, #AA0A7C

Triadic#AA880A, #0AAA88

Split complementary#7CAA0A, #0AAA38

Tetradic#AA380A, #2CAA0A, #0A7CAA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E088F8

Lighter +30%#D458F5

Lighter +20%#C728F2

Lighter +10%#AF0DDA

Darker −10%#61077A

Darker −20%#3B044A

Darker −30%#140219

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#8E00B4

Less saturated −25%#7B2093

Channel breakdown

R136

G10

B170

Red136 (53.3%)

Green10 (3.9%)

Blue170 (66.7%)

Hue287.25°

Saturation (HSL)88.89%

Lightness35.29%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 88 · G 0A · B AA

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