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Recognised as Colour

#8822BF

  • #8822BF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8822BF is a violet with RGB values 136, 34, 191 and HSL 279°, 70%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#8822BF#8822BF
HEX#8822BF
RGBrgb(136, 34, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.1333, 0.749
RGB percentages53.3%, 13.3%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(279, 69.8%, 44.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279, 82.2%, 74.9%)
CMYK28.8%, 82.2%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,921,791
CSS custom property--colour: #8822BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1014WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.94:1
Contrast with white6.94:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#434343
Inverted#77DD40

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0056C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#005BBCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.1 from the original
Tritanopia#804C73no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 5.4Dark violet · ΔE 14.7Blue violet · ΔE 15Medium orchid · ΔE 21.6Dark magenta · ΔE 23.3Indigo · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 5.41, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#59BF22
Analogous#3922BF, #BF22A8
Triadic#BF8822, #22BF88
Split complementary#A8BF22, #22BF39
Tetradic#BF3922, #59BF22, #22A8BF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFBAF3
Lighter +30%#CB8FEB
Lighter +20%#B764E3
Lighter +10%#A238DC
Darker −10%#691A94
Darker −20%#4A1368
Darker −30%#2C0B3D
Darker −40%#0D0312
More saturated +25%#9006DB
Less saturated −25%#803EA3

Channel breakdown

R136
G34
B191
Red136 (53.3%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue278.98°
Saturation (HSL)69.78%
Lightness44.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 88 · G 22 · B BF

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