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Recognised as Colour

#8852EE

  • #8852EE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8852EE is a violet with RGB values 136, 82, 238 and HSL 261°, 82%, 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 Dark orchid.

Colour values

#8852EE#8852EE
HEX#8852EE
RGBrgb(136, 82, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.3216, 0.9333
RGB percentages53.3%, 32.2%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(260.8, 82.1%, 62.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260.8, 65.5%, 93.3%)
CMYK42.9%, 65.5%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,934,126
CSS custom property--colour: #8852EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17442WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.68:1
Contrast with white4.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#696969
Inverted#77AD11

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0075F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0071EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.3 from the original
Tritanopia#6C7799no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.49:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 15.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.9Blue violet · ΔE 16.1Dark violet · ΔE 22.6Slate blue · ΔE 23.8Medium orchid · ΔE 24.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 15.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B8EE52
Analogous#526AEE, #D652EE
Triadic#EE8852, #52EE88
Split complementary#EED652, #6AEE52
Tetradic#EE526A, #B8EE52, #52EED6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E8DDFC
Lighter +20%#C8AFF7
Lighter +10%#A880F3
Darker −10%#6824E9
Darker −20%#5114C6
Darker −30%#3E0F98
Darker −40%#2B0A6A
More saturated +25%#8341FF
Less saturated −25%#8F6AD6

Channel breakdown

R136
G82
B238
Red136 (53.3%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue260.77°
Saturation (HSL)82.11%
Lightness62.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 88 · G 52 · B EE

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