Colour

#D66FEE

#D66FEE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#D66FEE is a violet with RGB values 214, 111, 238 and HSL 289°, 79%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#D66FEE

RGBrgb(214, 111, 238)

RGB (0–1)0.8392, 0.4353, 0.9333

RGB percentages83.9%, 43.5%, 93.3%

HSLhsl(288.7, 78.9%, 68.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(288.7, 53.4%, 93.3%)

CMYK10.1%, 53.4%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,053,358

CSS custom property--colour: #D66FEE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31838WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness165.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.37:1

Contrast with white2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E

Inverted#299011

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5792F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#789DEBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.9 from the original

Tritanopia#D782A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 9.6 Violet · ΔE 12.5 Orchid · ΔE 13.3 Medium purple · ΔE 23.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 24.4 Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 9.57, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#87EE6F

Analogous#976FEE, #EE6FC6

Triadic#EED66F, #6FEED6

Split complementary#C6EE6F, #6FEE97

Tetradic#EE976F, #87EE6F, #6FC6EE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FDF8FE

Lighter +20%#F0CAF9

Lighter +10%#E39DF3

Darker −10%#C941E9

Darker −20%#B81ADD

Darker −30%#9215AF

Darker −40%#6C0F82

More saturated +25%#E15EFF

Less saturated −25%#C983DA

Channel breakdown

R214

G111

B238

Red214 (83.9%)

Green111 (43.5%)

Blue238 (93.3%)

Hue288.66°

Saturation (HSL)78.88%

Lightness68.43%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR D6 · G 6F · B EE

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Colour values

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