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Recognised as Colour

#884AFF

  • #884AFF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#884AFF is a violet with RGB values 136, 74, 255 and HSL 261°, 100%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#884AFF#884AFF
HEX#884AFF
RGBrgb(136, 74, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.2902, 1
RGB percentages53.3%, 29%, 100%
HSLhsl(260.6, 100%, 64.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260.6, 71%, 100%)
CMYK46.7%, 71%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,932,095
CSS custom property--colour: #884AFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17352WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.7:1
Contrast with white4.7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#77B500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0076FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0070FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37 from the original
Tritanopia#6379A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 84.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.47:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 10.4Dark violet · ΔE 18.4Dark orchid · ΔE 21.1Medium blue · ΔE 26.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.6Medium orchid · ΔE 33.8
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 10.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C1FF4A
Analogous#4A67FF, #E24AFF
Triadic#FF884A, #4AFF88
Split complementary#FFE34A, #66FF4A
Tetradic#FF4A67, #C1FF4A, #4AFFE2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EDE3FF
Lighter +20%#CBB0FF
Lighter +10%#AA7DFF
Darker −10%#6617FF
Darker −20%#4E00E3
Darker −30%#3C00B0
Darker −40%#2B007D
More saturated +25%#884AFF
Less saturated −25%#8F61E8

Channel breakdown

R136
G74
B255
Red136 (53.3%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue260.55°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness64.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 88 · G 4A · B FF

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