Colour

#882EFF

#882EFF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#882EFF is a violet with RGB values 136, 46, 255 and HSL 266°, 100%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#882EFF#882EFF

HEX#882EFF

RGBrgb(136, 46, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.1804, 1

RGB percentages53.3%, 18%, 100%

HSLhsl(265.8, 100%, 59%)

HSV / HSBhsv(265.8, 82%, 100%)

CMYK46.7%, 82%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,924,927

CSS custom property--colour: #882EFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14408WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness119.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.41:1

Contrast with white5.41:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#505050

Inverted#77D100

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006CFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#0067FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.8 from the original

Tritanopia#646D9Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 91 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.88:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 13.4 Dark violet · ΔE 17.3 Medium blue · ΔE 21.9 Blue · ΔE 24.8 Dark orchid · ΔE 28.6 Fuchsia · ΔE 38.1

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 13.44, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#A5FF2E

Analogous#2E3CFF, #F12EFF

Triadic#FF882E, #2EFF88

Split complementary#FFF12E, #3DFF2E

Tetradic#FF2E3C, #A5FF2E, #2EFFF1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FCFAFF

Lighter +30%#DFC7FF

Lighter +20%#C294FF

Lighter +10%#A561FF

Darker −10%#6C00FA

Darker −20%#5600C7

Darker −30%#400094

Darker −40%#2A0061

More saturated +25%#882EFF

Less saturated −25%#8C48E5

Channel breakdown

R136

G46

B255

Red136 (53.3%)

Green46 (18%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue265.84°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness59.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 88 · G 2E · B FF

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Colour values

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