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Recognised as Colour

#8818BC

  • #8818BC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8818BC is a violet with RGB values 136, 24, 188 and HSL 281°, 77%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#8818BC#8818BC
HEX#8818BC
RGBrgb(136, 24, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.0941, 0.7373
RGB percentages53.3%, 9.4%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(281, 77.4%, 41.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281, 87.2%, 73.7%)
CMYK27.7%, 87.2%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,919,228
CSS custom property--colour: #8818BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09518WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.23:1
Contrast with white7.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#77E743

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0052C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0059B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51 from the original
Tritanopia#81476Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.9:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 6.7Dark violet · ΔE 13.4Blue violet · ΔE 14.8Medium orchid · ΔE 23.1Dark magenta · ΔE 23.4Indigo · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 6.75, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4CBC18
Analogous#3618BC, #BC189E
Triadic#BC8818, #18BC88
Split complementary#9EBC18, #18BC36
Tetradic#BC3618, #4CBC18, #189EBC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DDACF4
Lighter +30%#CB7EEF
Lighter +20%#B951E9
Lighter +10%#A624E3
Darker −10%#67128F
Darker −20%#470C62
Darker −30%#260734
Darker −40%#050107
More saturated +25%#9100D4
Less saturated −25%#7E33A2

Channel breakdown

R136
G24
B188
Red136 (53.3%)
Green24 (9.4%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue280.98°
Saturation (HSL)77.36%
Lightness41.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 88 · G 18 · B BC

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