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Recognised as Colour

#880EA3

  • #880EA3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#880EA3 is a violet with RGB values 136, 14, 163 and HSL 289°, 84%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#880EA3#880EA3
HEX#880EA3
RGBrgb(136, 14, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.0549, 0.6392
RGB percentages53.3%, 5.5%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(289.1, 84.2%, 34.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.1, 91.4%, 63.9%)
CMYK16.6%, 91.4%, 0%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,916,643
CSS custom property--colour: #880EA3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08193WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.96:1
Contrast with white7.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#333333
Inverted#77F15C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004AA7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#1B54A0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.5 from the original
Tritanopia#87375Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 12.1Dark orchid · ΔE 13.1Purple · ΔE 15.7Indigo · ΔE 18.9Medium orchid · ΔE 20.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 12.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#29A30E
Analogous#3D0EA3, #A30E74
Triadic#A3880E, #0EA388
Split complementary#73A30E, #0EA33E
Tetradic#A33E0E, #29A30E, #0E73A3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E188F5
Lighter +30%#D559F1
Lighter +20%#C92AED
Lighter +10%#AF12D2
Darker −10%#610A74
Darker −20%#3A0645
Darker −30%#120216
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#9100B1
Less saturated −25%#7A248D

Channel breakdown

R136
G14
B163
Red136 (53.3%)
Green14 (5.5%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue289.13°
Saturation (HSL)84.18%
Lightness34.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 88 · G 0E · B A3

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