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Colour

#D38DFF

  • #D38DFF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Violet

#D38DFF is a violet with RGB values 211, 141, 255 and HSL 277°, 100%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#D38DFF#D38DFF
HEX#D38DFF
RGBrgb(211, 141, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.8275, 0.5529, 1
RGB percentages82.7%, 55.3%, 100%
HSLhsl(276.8, 100%, 77.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276.8, 44.7%, 100%)
CMYK17.3%, 44.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,864,447
CSS custom property--colour: #D38DFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40119WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.02:1
Contrast with white2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#2C7200

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#74A6FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#87ABFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.7 from the original
Tritanopia#CE9FBAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 13.9Orchid · ΔE 16.5Medium purple · ΔE 17.8Medium orchid · ΔE 20.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.2Plum · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 13.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B9FF8D
Analogous#9A8DFF, #FF8DF2
Triadic#FFD38D, #8DFFD3
Split complementary#F2FF8D, #8DFF9A
Tetradic#FF9A8D, #B9FF8D, #8DF2FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FAF3FF
Lighter +10%#E7C0FF
Darker −10%#BF5AFF
Darker −20%#AC27FF
Darker −30%#9500F3
Darker −40%#7600C0
More saturated +25%#D38DFF
Less saturated −25%#D09BF1

Channel breakdown

R211
G141
B255
Red211 (82.7%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue276.84°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness77.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D3 · G 8D · B FF

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