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Colour

#8827D1

  • #8827D1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#8827D1 is a violet with RGB values 136, 39, 209 and HSL 274°, 69%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#8827D1#8827D1
HEX#8827D1
RGBrgb(136, 39, 209)
RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.1529, 0.8196
RGB percentages53.3%, 15.3%, 82%
HSLhsl(274.2, 68.5%, 48.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(274.2, 81.3%, 82%)
CMYK34.9%, 81.3%, 0%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,923,089
CSS custom property--colour: #8827D1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11289WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness106.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.45:1
Contrast with white6.45:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#77D82E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005CD5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#005ECEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.1 from the original
Tritanopia#7A567Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.26:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 7.2Dark orchid · ΔE 9.2Dark violet · ΔE 9.4Medium orchid · ΔE 26.3Medium blue · ΔE 27.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 7.16, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#70D127
Analogous#3327D1, #D127C5
Triadic#D18827, #27D188
Split complementary#C5D127, #27D133
Tetradic#D13327, #70D127, #27C5D1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E5CEF6
Lighter +30%#CEA3EE
Lighter +20%#B778E6
Lighter +10%#A04DDE
Darker −10%#6C1FA6
Darker −20%#50177B
Darker −30%#340F50
Darker −40%#180725
More saturated +25%#8C08F0
Less saturated −25%#8446B2

Channel breakdown

R136
G39
B209
Red136 (53.3%)
Green39 (15.3%)
Blue209 (82%)
Hue274.24°
Saturation (HSL)68.55%
Lightness48.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 88 · G 27 · B D1

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