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Recognised as Colour

#883FC3

  • #883FC3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#883FC3 is a violet with RGB values 136, 63, 195 and HSL 273°, 52%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#883FC3#883FC3
HEX#883FC3
RGBrgb(136, 63, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.2471, 0.7647
RGB percentages53.3%, 24.7%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(273.2, 52.4%, 50.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(273.2, 67.7%, 76.5%)
CMYK30.3%, 67.7%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,929,219
CSS custom property--colour: #883FC3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12729WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.92:1
Contrast with white5.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#77C03C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0062C7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#1764C0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.8 from the original
Tritanopia#7E5C7Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.55:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 11.3Medium orchid · ΔE 15.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.7Slate blue · ΔE 18.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.7Dark magenta · ΔE 22
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 11.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7AC33F
Analogous#463FC3, #C33FBC
Triadic#C3883F, #3FC388
Split complementary#BCC33F, #3FC346
Tetradic#C3463F, #7AC33F, #3FBCC3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8DAF4
Lighter +30%#D0B4E7
Lighter +20%#B88DDB
Lighter +10%#A066CF
Darker −10%#6D319E
Darker −20%#522577
Darker −30%#371950
Darker −40%#1D0D29
More saturated +25%#8B1FE3
Less saturated −25%#855FA3

Channel breakdown

R136
G63
B195
Red136 (53.3%)
Green63 (24.7%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue273.18°
Saturation (HSL)52.38%
Lightness50.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 88 · G 3F · B C3

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