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Recognised as Colour

#8827BA

  • #8827BA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8827BA is a violet with RGB values 136, 39, 186 and HSL 280°, 65%, 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

#8827BA#8827BA
HEX#8827BA
RGBrgb(136, 39, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.1529, 0.7294
RGB percentages53.3%, 15.3%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(279.6, 65.3%, 44.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.6, 79%, 72.9%)
CMYK26.9%, 79%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,923,066
CSS custom property--colour: #8827BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1023WCAG 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 6.89:1
Contrast with white6.89:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#77D845

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0056BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#005CB7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.1 from the original
Tritanopia#814C71no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 6.2Dark violet · ΔE 18.8Blue violet · ΔE 18.8Medium orchid · ΔE 19Dark magenta · ΔE 20.1Indigo · ΔE 21.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 6.25, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#59BA27
Analogous#3F27BA, #BA27A3
Triadic#BA8827, #27BA88
Split complementary#A3BA27, #27BA3E
Tetradic#BA3E27, #59BA27, #27A3BA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFBCF1
Lighter +30%#CB92E8
Lighter +20%#B768DF
Lighter +10%#A23ED6
Darker −10%#691E90
Darker −20%#4A1566
Darker −30%#2C0C3C
Darker −40%#0D0411
More saturated +25%#910BD6
Less saturated −25%#7F439E

Channel breakdown

R136
G39
B186
Red136 (53.3%)
Green39 (15.3%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue279.59°
Saturation (HSL)65.33%
Lightness44.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 88 · G 27 · B BA

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