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Recognised as Colour

#D280EE

  • #D280EE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Violet

#D280EE is a violet with RGB values 210, 128, 238 and HSL 285°, 76%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#D280EE#D280EE
HEX#D280EE
RGBrgb(210, 128, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.8235, 0.502, 0.9333
RGB percentages82.4%, 50.2%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(284.7, 76.4%, 71.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.7, 46.2%, 93.3%)
CMYK11.8%, 46.2%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,795,566
CSS custom property--colour: #D280EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35313WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.06:1
Contrast with white2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#2D7F11

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6C9BF2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#83A3EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.1 from the original
Tritanopia#D18FACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 9.9Orchid · ΔE 10.7Medium orchid · ΔE 16.3Medium purple · ΔE 18.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.8Plum · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 9.87, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9CEE80
Analogous#9B80EE, #EE80D3
Triadic#EED280, #80EED2
Split complementary#D3EE80, #80EE9B
Tetradic#EE9B80, #9CEE80, #80D3EE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F2DAFA
Lighter +10%#E2ADF4
Darker −10%#C253E8
Darker −20%#B226E2
Darker −30%#9219BC
Darker −40%#6F138F
More saturated +25%#DA6FFF
Less saturated −25%#C992DC

Channel breakdown

R210
G128
B238
Red210 (82.4%)
Green128 (50.2%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue284.73°
Saturation (HSL)76.39%
Lightness71.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D2 · G 80 · B EE

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