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Recognised as Colour

#8823B9

  • #8823B9
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8823B9 is a violet with RGB values 136, 35, 185 and HSL 280°, 68%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#8823B9#8823B9
HEX#8823B9
RGBrgb(136, 35, 185)
RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.1373, 0.7255
RGB percentages53.3%, 13.7%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(280.4, 68.2%, 43.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280.4, 81.1%, 72.5%)
CMYK26.5%, 81.1%, 0%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,922,041
CSS custom property--colour: #8823B9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09939WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.03:1
Contrast with white7.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#434343
Inverted#77DC46

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0054BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#005AB6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.3 from the original
Tritanopia#814A6Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.99:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 6.2Dark violet · ΔE 17.8Blue violet · ΔE 18.3Medium orchid · ΔE 19.7Dark magenta · ΔE 20.2Indigo · ΔE 21.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 6.21, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#54B923
Analogous#3D23B9, #B9239F
Triadic#B98823, #23B988
Split complementary#9FB923, #23B93D
Tetradic#B93D23, #54B923, #239FB9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEB7F1
Lighter +30%#CB8CE9
Lighter +20%#B761E1
Lighter +10%#A436D9
Darker −10%#681B8E
Darker −20%#491363
Darker −30%#290B38
Darker −40%#0A030D
More saturated +25%#9208D4
Less saturated −25%#7E3F9D

Channel breakdown

R136
G35
B185
Red136 (53.3%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue280.4°
Saturation (HSL)68.18%
Lightness43.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 88 · G 23 · B B9

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