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Recognised as Colour

#D685F6

  • #D685F6
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Violet

#D685F6 is a violet with RGB values 214, 133, 246 and HSL 283°, 86%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#D685F6#D685F6
HEX#D685F6
RGBrgb(214, 133, 246)
RGB (0–1)0.8392, 0.5216, 0.9647
RGB percentages83.9%, 52.2%, 96.5%
HSLhsl(283, 86.3%, 74.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283, 45.9%, 96.5%)
CMYK13%, 45.9%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,058,998
CSS custom property--colour: #D685F6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37725WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.55:1
Contrast with white2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#297A09

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6FA0FAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#86A8F3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42 from the original
Tritanopia#D495B2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 10.3Orchid · ΔE 12.5Medium orchid · ΔE 17.3Medium purple · ΔE 19Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.6Plum · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 10.28, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A5F685
Analogous#9E85F6, #F685DD
Triadic#F6D685, #85F6D6
Split complementary#DEF685, #85F69E
Tetradic#F69E85, #A5F685, #85DEF6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F6E4FD
Lighter +10%#E6B4FA
Darker −10%#C656F2
Darker −20%#B626EF
Darker −30%#9B10D2
Darker −40%#780CA3
More saturated +25%#DA7CFF
Less saturated −25%#CF95E6

Channel breakdown

R214
G133
B246
Red214 (83.9%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue246 (96.5%)
Hue283.01°
Saturation (HSL)86.26%
Lightness74.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D6 · G 85 · B F6

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