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Recognised as Colour

#88569F

  • #88569F
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#88569F is a violet with RGB values 136, 86, 159 and HSL 281°, 30%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#88569F#88569F
HEX#88569F
RGBrgb(136, 86, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.3373, 0.6235
RGB percentages53.3%, 33.7%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(281.1, 29.8%, 48%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.1, 45.9%, 62.4%)
CMYK14.5%, 45.9%, 0%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,935,071
CSS custom property--colour: #88569F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14393WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.41:1
Contrast with white5.41:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#77A960

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4867A2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#556B9Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.4 from the original
Tritanopia#866173no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.41:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.88:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.2Medium purple · ΔE 21.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.5Slate blue · ΔE 26.3Orchid · ΔE 28Purple · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 19.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6D9F56
Analogous#63569F, #9F5692
Triadic#9F8856, #569F88
Split complementary#919F56, #569F64
Tetradic#9F6456, #6D9F56, #56929F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E4D7EA
Lighter +30%#CDB6D8
Lighter +20%#B695C6
Lighter +10%#A074B4
Darker −10%#6C447E
Darker −20%#4F325D
Darker −30%#33203C
Darker −40%#170E1B
More saturated +25%#9337BE
Less saturated −25%#7D7580

Channel breakdown

R136
G86
B159
Red136 (53.3%)
Green86 (33.7%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue281.1°
Saturation (HSL)29.8%
Lightness48.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 88 · G 56 · B 9F

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