Recognised as Colour

#885DA4

#885DA4
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#885DA4 is a violet with RGB values 136, 93, 164 and HSL 276°, 28%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#885DA4

RGBrgb(136, 93, 164)

RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.3647, 0.6431

RGB percentages53.3%, 36.5%, 64.3%

HSLhsl(276.3, 28.1%, 50.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(276.3, 43.3%, 64.3%)

CMYK17.1%, 43.3%, 0%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,936,868

CSS custom property--colour: #885DA4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15743WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness116.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.06:1

Contrast with white5.06:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B

Inverted#77A25B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4E6CA7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#596FA2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.3 from the original

Tritanopia#856879no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.6 Medium purple · ΔE 21 Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.8 Slate blue · ΔE 26.6 Plum · ΔE 28.5 Orchid · ΔE 29.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 19.62, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#79A45D

Analogous#645DA4, #A45D9D

Triadic#A4885D, #5DA488

Split complementary#9DA45D, #5DA464

Tetradic#A4645D, #79A45D, #5D9DA4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E8E0ED

Lighter +30%#D0BFDB

Lighter +20%#B89EC9

Lighter +10%#A07EB6

Darker −10%#6D4A84

Darker −20%#523863

Darker −30%#372543

Darker −40%#1C1322

More saturated +25%#8F3DC4

Less saturated −25%#817D84

Channel breakdown

R136

G93

B164

Red136 (53.3%)

Green93 (36.5%)

Blue164 (64.3%)

Hue276.34°

Saturation (HSL)28.06%

Lightness50.39%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 88 · G 5D · B A4

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