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Recognised as Colour

#D06AFF

  • #D06AFF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#D06AFF is a violet with RGB values 208, 106, 255 and HSL 281°, 100%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#D06AFF#D06AFF
HEX#D06AFF
RGBrgb(208, 106, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.8157, 0.4157, 1
RGB percentages81.6%, 41.6%, 100%
HSLhsl(281.1, 100%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.1, 58.4%, 100%)
CMYK18.4%, 58.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,658,879
CSS custom property--colour: #D06AFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30938WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.19:1
Contrast with white2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#2F9500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3A91FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52 from the original
Deuteranopia#649AFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.6 from the original
Tritanopia#CC84ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 14.3Dark orchid · ΔE 19.3Violet · ΔE 23.3Orchid · ΔE 24.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.7Blue violet · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 14.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#99FF6A
Analogous#856AFF, #FF6AE4
Triadic#FFD06A, #6AFFD0
Split complementary#E4FF6A, #6AFF85
Tetradic#FF856A, #99FF6A, #6AE4FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F0D0FF
Lighter +10%#E09DFF
Darker −10%#C037FF
Darker −20%#B004FF
Darker −30%#8E00D0
Darker −40%#6B009D
More saturated +25%#D06AFF
Less saturated −25%#C97DEC

Channel breakdown

R208
G106
B255
Red208 (81.6%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue281.07°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D0 · G 6A · B FF

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