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Recognised as Colour

#883EA4

  • #883EA4
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#883EA4 is a violet with RGB values 136, 62, 164 and HSL 284°, 45%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#883EA4#883EA4
HEX#883EA4
RGBrgb(136, 62, 164)
RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.2431, 0.6431
RGB percentages53.3%, 24.3%, 64.3%
HSLhsl(283.5, 45.1%, 44.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.5, 62.2%, 64.3%)
CMYK17.1%, 62.2%, 0%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,928,932
CSS custom property--colour: #883EA4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1136WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness104.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.42:1
Contrast with white6.42:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#555555
Inverted#77C15B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1D5AA7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#3D61A1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.4 from the original
Tritanopia#86506Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.27:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 10.4Purple · ΔE 16Dark magenta · ΔE 16.7Medium orchid · ΔE 18.3Medium purple · ΔE 20.3Slate blue · ΔE 20.6
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 10.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5AA43E
Analogous#553EA4, #A43E8D
Triadic#A4883E, #3EA488
Split complementary#8DA43E, #3EA455
Tetradic#A4553E, #5AA43E, #3E8DA4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFC5E9
Lighter +30%#CBA0DB
Lighter +20%#B77BCD
Lighter +10%#A256BF
Darker −10%#69307F
Darker −20%#4B225A
Darker −30%#2C1435
Darker −40%#0D0610
More saturated +25%#9522C0
Less saturated −25%#7B5A88

Channel breakdown

R136
G62
B164
Red136 (53.3%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue164 (64.3%)
Hue283.53°
Saturation (HSL)45.13%
Lightness44.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 88 · G 3E · B A4

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