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Recognised as Colour

#D05AFF

  • #D05AFF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#D05AFF is a violet with RGB values 208, 90, 255 and HSL 283°, 100%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#D05AFF#D05AFF
HEX#D05AFF
RGBrgb(208, 90, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.8157, 0.3529, 1
RGB percentages81.6%, 35.3%, 100%
HSLhsl(282.9, 100%, 67.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.9, 64.7%, 100%)
CMYK18.4%, 64.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,654,783
CSS custom property--colour: #D05AFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27942WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.59:1
Contrast with white3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#2FA500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0089FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#5593FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.2 from the original
Tritanopia#CC7AA5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.19:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 17.4Medium orchid · ΔE 19.5Blue violet · ΔE 21.8Dark violet · ΔE 22.7Fuchsia · ΔE 27.8Magenta · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 17.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#89FF5A
Analogous#7D5AFF, #FF5ADC
Triadic#FFD05A, #5AFFD0
Split complementary#DCFF5A, #5AFF7D
Tetradic#FF7D5A, #89FF5A, #5ADCFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCF3FF
Lighter +20%#EDC0FF
Lighter +10%#DF8DFF
Darker −10%#C127FF
Darker −20%#AE00F3
Darker −30%#8900C0
Darker −40%#65008D
More saturated +25%#D05AFF
Less saturated −25%#C76FEA

Channel breakdown

R208
G90
B255
Red208 (81.6%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue282.91°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness67.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D0 · G 5A · B FF

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