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Recognised as Colour

#884EF3

  • #884EF3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#884EF3 is a violet with RGB values 136, 78, 243 and HSL 261°, 87%, 63%. 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

#884EF3#884EF3
HEX#884EF3
RGBrgb(136, 78, 243)
RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.3059, 0.9529
RGB percentages53.3%, 30.6%, 95.3%
HSLhsl(261.1, 87.3%, 62.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.1, 67.9%, 95.3%)
CMYK44%, 67.9%, 0%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,933,107
CSS custom property--colour: #884EF3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17154WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.74:1
Contrast with white4.74:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#77B10C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0075F8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0070F0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.1 from the original
Tritanopia#6A779Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 76.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.43:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 12.5Dark orchid · ΔE 16.2Dark violet · ΔE 19.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.3Medium orchid · ΔE 27.2Slate blue · ΔE 28.4
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 12.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B9F34E
Analogous#4E66F3, #DB4EF3
Triadic#F3884E, #4EF388
Split complementary#F3DB4E, #66F34E
Tetradic#F34E66, #B9F34E, #4EF3DB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E8DDFD
Lighter +20%#C8AEF9
Lighter +10%#A87EF6
Darker −10%#681EF0
Darker −20%#510ECD
Darker −30%#3E0B9D
Darker −40%#2B076E
More saturated +25%#8442FF
Less saturated −25%#8F66DB

Channel breakdown

R136
G78
B243
Red136 (53.3%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue243 (95.3%)
Hue261.09°
Saturation (HSL)87.3%
Lightness62.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 88 · G 4E · B F3

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