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Recognised as Colour

#8817D7

  • #8817D7
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#8817D7 is a violet with RGB values 136, 23, 215 and HSL 275°, 81%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#8817D7#8817D7
HEX#8817D7
RGBrgb(136, 23, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.0902, 0.8431
RGB percentages53.3%, 9%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(275.3, 80.7%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(275.3, 89.3%, 84.3%)
CMYK36.7%, 89.3%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,918,999
CSS custom property--colour: #8817D7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10753WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.67:1
Contrast with white6.67:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D
Inverted#77E828

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005ADCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#005CD4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48 from the original
Tritanopia#78547Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 4.3Dark violet · ΔE 4.9Dark orchid · ΔE 15.8Medium blue · ΔE 23.6Medium orchid · ΔE 32.7Dark blue · ΔE 33.3
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 4.27, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#66D717
Analogous#2817D7, #D717C6
Triadic#D78817, #17D788
Split complementary#C6D717, #17D728
Tetradic#D72817, #66D717, #17C6D7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E2C2F8
Lighter +30%#CC93F4
Lighter +20%#B665EF
Lighter +10%#A037EA
Darker −10%#6B12A9
Darker −20%#4E0D7B
Darker −30%#31084D
Darker −40%#13031F
More saturated +25%#8C00EE
Less saturated −25%#8335B9

Channel breakdown

R136
G23
B215
Red136 (53.3%)
Green23 (9%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue275.31°
Saturation (HSL)80.67%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 88 · G 17 · B D7

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