Recognised as Colour

#D288E4

#D288E4
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#D288E4 is a violet with RGB values 210, 136, 228 and HSL 288°, 63%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#D288E4

RGBrgb(210, 136, 228)

RGB (0–1)0.8235, 0.5333, 0.8941

RGB percentages82.4%, 53.3%, 89.4%

HSLhsl(288.3, 63%, 71.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(288.3, 40.4%, 89.4%)

CMYK7.9%, 40.4%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,797,604

CSS custom property--colour: #D288E4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36911WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness173.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.38:1

Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E

Inverted#2D771B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7B9FE7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#8EA6E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.5 from the original

Tritanopia#D393ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 12.8 Violet · ΔE 13.4 Plum · ΔE 18.3 Medium purple · ΔE 20.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 24 Slate blue · ΔE 32.1

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 12.81, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9AE488

Analogous#A488E4, #E488C8

Triadic#E4D288, #88E4D2

Split complementary#C8E488, #88E4A4

Tetradic#E4A488, #9AE488, #88C8E4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F1DBF7

Lighter +10%#E2B2ED

Darker −10%#C25EDB

Darker −20%#B335D1

Darker −30%#9227AC

Darker −40%#6F1E82

More saturated +25%#DD76F6

Less saturated −25%#C79AD2

Channel breakdown

R210

G136

B228

Red210 (82.4%)

Green136 (53.3%)

Blue228 (89.4%)

Hue288.26°

Saturation (HSL)63.01%

Lightness71.37%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR D2 · G 88 · B E4

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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