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Recognised as Colour

#8849DD

  • #8849DD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8849DD is a violet with RGB values 136, 73, 221 and HSL 266°, 69%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#8849DD#8849DD
HEX#8849DD
RGBrgb(136, 73, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.2863, 0.8667
RGB percentages53.3%, 28.6%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(265.5, 68.5%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265.5, 67%, 86.7%)
CMYK38.5%, 67%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,931,805
CSS custom property--colour: #8849DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1522WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.19:1
Contrast with white5.19:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#77B622

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006DE1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#006BDAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.3 from the original
Tritanopia#746C8Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 11.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.1Blue violet · ΔE 17Medium orchid · ΔE 20.2Slate blue · ΔE 21.4Dark violet · ΔE 21.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 11.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9EDD49
Analogous#4954DD, #D249DD
Triadic#DD8849, #49DD88
Split complementary#DDD249, #54DD49
Tetradic#DD4954, #9EDD49, #49DDD2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8F5FD
Lighter +30%#DCCAF5
Lighter +20%#C09FED
Lighter +10%#A474E5
Darker −10%#6D26CD
Darker −20%#561EA2
Darker −30%#3F1677
Darker −40%#280E4C
More saturated +25%#842EF8
Less saturated −25%#8C64C2

Channel breakdown

R136
G73
B221
Red136 (53.3%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue265.54°
Saturation (HSL)68.52%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 88 · G 49 · B DD

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