Colour

#8811B7

#8811B7
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#8811B7 is a violet with RGB values 136, 17, 183 and HSL 283°, 83%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#8811B7

RGBrgb(136, 17, 183)

RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.0667, 0.7176

RGB percentages53.3%, 6.7%, 71.8%

HSLhsl(283, 83%, 39.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(283, 90.7%, 71.8%)

CMYK25.7%, 90.7%, 0%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,917,431

CSS custom property--colour: #8811B7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09054WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness97.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.47:1

Contrast with white7.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#363636

Inverted#77EE48

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0050BBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#0057B4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.2 from the original

Tritanopia#82436Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 7.6 Dark violet · ΔE 14.3 Blue violet · ΔE 16.4 Dark magenta · ΔE 21.8 Medium orchid · ΔE 23 Indigo · ΔE 23

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 7.61, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#40B711

Analogous#3511B7, #B71193

Triadic#B78811, #11B788

Split complementary#93B711, #11B735

Tetradic#B73511, #40B711, #1193B7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DD9EF6

Lighter +30%#CD6FF2

Lighter +20%#BC41ED

Lighter +10%#AB15E6

Darker −10%#650D88

Darker −20%#43085A

Darker −30%#20042B

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#8F00C8

Less saturated −25%#7D2A9E

Channel breakdown

R136

G17

B183

Red136 (53.3%)

Green17 (6.7%)

Blue183 (71.8%)

Hue283.01°

Saturation (HSL)83%

Lightness39.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 88 · G 11 · B B7

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