Colour

#D556FF

#D556FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#D556FF is a violet with RGB values 213, 86, 255 and HSL 285°, 100%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#D556FF#D556FF

HEX#D556FF

RGBrgb(213, 86, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.8353, 0.3373, 1

RGB percentages83.5%, 33.7%, 100%

HSLhsl(285.1, 100%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(285.1, 66.3%, 100%)

CMYK16.5%, 66.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,981,439

CSS custom property--colour: #D556FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28022WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness159.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.6:1

Contrast with white3.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.6:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D

Inverted#2AA900

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0089FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#5894FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61 from the original

Tritanopia#D376A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.18:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 18.5 Medium orchid · ΔE 21.2 Blue violet · ΔE 22.2 Dark violet · ΔE 22.3 Fuchsia · ΔE 25 Magenta · ΔE 25

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 18.47, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#80FF56

Analogous#8056FF, #FF56D5

Triadic#FFD556, #56FFD5

Split complementary#D5FF56, #56FF80

Tetradic#FF8156, #80FF56, #56D5FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FBEFFF

Lighter +20%#EEBCFF

Lighter +10%#E289FF

Darker −10%#C823FF

Darker −20%#B400EF

Darker −30%#8D00BC

Darker −40%#670089

More saturated +25%#D556FF

Less saturated −25%#CA6BEA

Channel breakdown

R213

G86

B255

Red213 (83.5%)

Green86 (33.7%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue285.09°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness66.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR D5 · G 56 · B FF

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