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Recognised as Colour

#8850DF

  • #8850DF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#8850DF is a violet with RGB values 136, 80, 223 and HSL 263°, 69%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#8850DF#8850DF
HEX#8850DF
RGBrgb(136, 80, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.3137, 0.8745
RGB percentages53.3%, 31.4%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(263.5, 69.1%, 59.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(263.5, 64.1%, 87.5%)
CMYK39%, 64.1%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,933,599
CSS custom property--colour: #8850DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16299WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.93:1
Contrast with white4.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#77AF20

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0071E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#006FDCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.1 from the original
Tritanopia#737190no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.26:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 12.7Dark orchid · ΔE 13.7Slate blue · ΔE 18.3Medium orchid · ΔE 19.4Blue violet · ΔE 20.4Medium purple · ΔE 23
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 12.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A7DF50
Analogous#5060DF, #CF50DF
Triadic#DF8850, #50DF88
Split complementary#DFD050, #5FDF50
Tetradic#DF5060, #A7DF50, #50DFCF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFCFF
Lighter +30%#E0D1F7
Lighter +20%#C3A6EF
Lighter +10%#A57BE7
Darker −10%#6B27D5
Darker −20%#551FAA
Darker −30%#40177F
Darker −40%#2A0F54
More saturated +25%#8236F9
Less saturated −25%#8E6AC5

Channel breakdown

R136
G80
B223
Red136 (53.3%)
Green80 (31.4%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue263.5°
Saturation (HSL)69.08%
Lightness59.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 88 · G 50 · B DF

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