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Colour

#88809B

  • #88809B
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#88809B is a violet with RGB values 136, 128, 155 and HSL 258°, 12%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#88809B#88809B
HEX#88809B
RGBrgb(136, 128, 155)
RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.502, 0.6078
RGB percentages53.3%, 50.2%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(257.8, 11.9%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257.8, 17.4%, 60.8%)
CMYK12.3%, 17.4%, 0%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,945,819
CSS custom property--colour: #88809B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23039WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.61:1
Contrast with white3.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.61:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#777F64

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7B849Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#7C849Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Tritanopia#858489no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.74:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 11.1Slate grey · ΔE 11.3Gray · ΔE 15.9Dim grey · ΔE 19.1Dark grey · ΔE 21.2Steel blue · ΔE 22.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 11.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#939B80
Analogous#80859B, #96809B
Triadic#9B8880, #809B88
Split complementary#9B9680, #859B80
Tetradic#9B8085, #939B80, #809B96

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3F2F5
Lighter +30%#D8D6DE
Lighter +20%#BDB9C8
Lighter +10%#A39DB1
Darker −10%#6E6682
Darker −20%#565065
Darker −30%#3E3949
Darker −40%#26232C
More saturated +25%#7C64B7
Less saturated −25%#8E8E8E

Channel breakdown

R136
G128
B155
Red136 (53.3%)
Green128 (50.2%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue257.78°
Saturation (HSL)11.89%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 88 · G 80 · B 9B

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