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Colour

#D66BEE

  • #D66BEE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#D66BEE is a violet with RGB values 214, 107, 238 and HSL 289°, 79%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#D66BEE#D66BEE
HEX#D66BEE
RGBrgb(214, 107, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.8392, 0.4196, 0.9333
RGB percentages83.9%, 42%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(289, 79.4%, 67.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289, 55%, 93.3%)
CMYK10.1%, 55%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,052,334
CSS custom property--colour: #D66BEE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30985WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.2:1
Contrast with white2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#299411

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5190F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#759BEAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.7 from the original
Tritanopia#D77EA3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 9.1Violet · ΔE 14.3Orchid · ΔE 15Dark orchid · ΔE 22.8Medium purple · ΔE 25.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 9.1, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#83EE6B
Analogous#956BEE, #EE6BC4
Triadic#EED66B, #6BEED6
Split complementary#C4EE6B, #6BEE95
Tetradic#EE956B, #83EE6B, #6BC4EE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCF4FE
Lighter +20%#EFC6F9
Lighter +10%#E399F3
Darker −10%#C93DE9
Darker −20%#B719DA
Darker −30%#9014AC
Darker −40%#6A0F7E
More saturated +25%#E15AFF
Less saturated −25%#C980D9

Channel breakdown

R214
G107
B238
Red214 (83.9%)
Green107 (42%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue289.01°
Saturation (HSL)79.39%
Lightness67.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D6 · G 6B · B EE

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