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Recognised as Colour

#884EDF

  • #884EDF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#884EDF is a violet with RGB values 136, 78, 223 and HSL 264°, 69%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#884EDF#884EDF
HEX#884EDF
RGBrgb(136, 78, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.3059, 0.8745
RGB percentages53.3%, 30.6%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(264, 69.4%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(264, 65%, 87.5%)
CMYK39%, 65%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,933,087
CSS custom property--colour: #884EDF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16011WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5:1
Contrast with white5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#77B120

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0070E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#006EDCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.4 from the original
Tritanopia#737090no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.2:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 12.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 13.8Blue violet · ΔE 19.2Slate blue · ΔE 19.4Medium orchid · ΔE 19.7Dark violet · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 12.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A5DF4E
Analogous#4E5DDF, #D14EDF
Triadic#DF884E, #4EDF88
Split complementary#DFD14E, #5DDF4E
Tetradic#DF4E5C, #A5DF4E, #4EDFD1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFBFE
Lighter +30%#DFD0F6
Lighter +20%#C2A4EF
Lighter +10%#A579E7
Darker −10%#6C26D4
Darker −20%#561EA9
Darker −30%#40177D
Darker −40%#2A0F52
More saturated +25%#8334F9
Less saturated −25%#8D68C5

Channel breakdown

R136
G78
B223
Red136 (53.3%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue264°
Saturation (HSL)69.38%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 88 · G 4E · B DF

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