Colour

#884CC4

#884CC4
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Slate blue

#884CC4 is a violet with RGB values 136, 76, 196 and HSL 270°, 50%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

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HEX#884CC4

RGBrgb(136, 76, 196)

RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.298, 0.7686

RGB percentages53.3%, 29.8%, 76.9%

HSLhsl(270, 50.4%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270, 61.2%, 76.9%)

CMYK30.6%, 61.2%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,932,548

CSS custom property--colour: #884CC4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14389WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness115.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.42:1

Contrast with white5.42:1WCAG normal text: AA

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

Greyscale equivalent#616161

Inverted#77B33B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0268C8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#2E6AC1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.9 from the original

Tritanopia#7D6581no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 13 Rebecca purple · ΔE 14.4 Medium orchid · ΔE 15.2 Medium purple · ΔE 15.6 Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 18.3

Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 12.97, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#88C44C

Analogous#4C4CC4, #C44CC4

Triadic#C4884C, #4CC488

Split complementary#C4C44C, #4CC44C

Tetradic#C44C4C, #88C44C, #4CC4C4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EEE5F7

Lighter +30%#D5BFEA

Lighter +20%#BB99DD

Lighter +10%#A272D1

Darker −10%#6F37A6

Darker −20%#552A80

Darker −30%#3C1D5A

Darker −40%#221133

More saturated +25%#882EE2

Less saturated −25%#886AA6

Channel breakdown

R136

G76

B196

Red136 (53.3%)

Green76 (29.8%)

Blue196 (76.9%)

Hue270°

Saturation (HSL)50.42%

Lightness53.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 88 · G 4C · B C4

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