Colour

#885FC3

#885FC3
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#885FC3 is a violet with RGB values 136, 95, 195 and HSL 265°, 45%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#885FC3

RGBrgb(136, 95, 195)

RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.3725, 0.7647

RGB percentages53.3%, 37.3%, 76.5%

HSLhsl(264.6, 45.5%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(264.6, 51.3%, 76.5%)

CMYK30.3%, 51.3%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,937,411

CSS custom property--colour: #885FC3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17359WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness123.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.7:1

Contrast with white4.7:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F

Inverted#77A03C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3D73C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#4873C1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.8 from the original

Tritanopia#7C7288no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.47:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 7.3 Slate blue · ΔE 11.9 Rebecca purple · ΔE 16.7 Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.6 Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.7 Royal blue · ΔE 21.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 7.28, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9AC35F

Analogous#5F68C3, #BA5FC3

Triadic#C3885F, #5FC388

Split complementary#C3BA5F, #68C35F

Tetradic#C35F68, #9AC35F, #5FC3BA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F6F3FB

Lighter +30%#DBCEED

Lighter +20%#BFA9DF

Lighter +10%#A484D1

Darker −10%#6E41AE

Darker −20%#563389

Darker −30%#3F2564

Darker −40%#27173F

More saturated +25%#8344DE

Less saturated −25%#8D7BA8

Channel breakdown

R136

G95

B195

Red136 (53.3%)

Green95 (37.3%)

Blue195 (76.5%)

Hue264.6°

Saturation (HSL)45.45%

Lightness56.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 88 · G 5F · B C3

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Colour values

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