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Colour

#884ED5

  • #884ED5
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#884ED5 is a violet with RGB values 136, 78, 213 and HSL 266°, 62%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#884ED5#884ED5
HEX#884ED5
RGBrgb(136, 78, 213)
RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.3059, 0.8353
RGB percentages53.3%, 30.6%, 83.5%
HSLhsl(265.8, 61.6%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265.8, 63.4%, 83.5%)
CMYK36.2%, 63.4%, 0%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,933,077
CSS custom property--colour: #884ED5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15487WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.13:1
Contrast with white5.13:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#77B12A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006DD9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0E6DD2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.8 from the original
Tritanopia#776C8Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.1:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 12.8Dark orchid · ΔE 14.1Slate blue · ΔE 15.6Medium orchid · ΔE 17Medium purple · ΔE 20Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 12.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9BD54E
Analogous#4E57D5, #CC4ED5
Triadic#D5884E, #4ED588
Split complementary#D5CB4E, #58D54E
Tetradic#D54E57, #9BD54E, #4ED5CC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7F3FC
Lighter +30%#DBCAF2
Lighter +20%#BFA0E9
Lighter +10%#A477DF
Darker −10%#6E2EC2
Darker −20%#562499
Darker −30%#3F1A70
Darker −40%#281146
More saturated +25%#8433F0
Less saturated −25%#8C69BA

Channel breakdown

R136
G78
B213
Red136 (53.3%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue213 (83.5%)
Hue265.78°
Saturation (HSL)61.64%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 88 · G 4E · B D5

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