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Recognised as Colour

#D38DF8

  • #D38DF8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Violet

#D38DF8 is a violet with RGB values 211, 141, 248 and HSL 279°, 88%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#D38DF8#D38DF8
HEX#D38DF8
RGBrgb(211, 141, 248)
RGB (0–1)0.8275, 0.5529, 0.9725
RGB percentages82.7%, 55.3%, 97.3%
HSLhsl(279.3, 88.4%, 76.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.3, 43.1%, 97.3%)
CMYK14.9%, 43.1%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,864,440
CSS custom property--colour: #D38DF8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39676WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.94:1
Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#2C7207

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#78A5FCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#8AABF5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.5 from the original
Tritanopia#D09DB7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 13.1Orchid · ΔE 15Medium purple · ΔE 17.8Medium orchid · ΔE 21.4Plum · ΔE 25Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 13.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B2F88D
Analogous#9D8DF8, #F88DE8
Triadic#F8D38D, #8DF8D3
Split complementary#E8F88D, #8DF89D
Tetradic#F89D8D, #B2F88D, #8DE8F8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F8EDFE
Lighter +10%#E6BDFB
Darker −10%#C05DF5
Darker −20%#AE2DF2
Darker −30%#960EDE
Darker −40%#760BAE
More saturated +25%#D586FF
Less saturated −25%#CE9CE9

Channel breakdown

R211
G141
B248
Red211 (82.7%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue248 (97.3%)
Hue279.25°
Saturation (HSL)88.43%
Lightness76.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D3 · G 8D · B F8

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