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Recognised as Colour

#D688FC

  • #D688FC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Violet

#D688FC is a violet with RGB values 214, 136, 252 and HSL 280°, 95%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#D688FC#D688FC
HEX#D688FC
RGBrgb(214, 136, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.8392, 0.5333, 0.9882
RGB percentages83.9%, 53.3%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(280.3, 95.1%, 76.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280.3, 46%, 98.8%)
CMYK15.1%, 46%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,059,772
CSS custom property--colour: #D688FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38933WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.79:1
Contrast with white2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#297703

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#70A3FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#86AAF9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.1 from the original
Tritanopia#D399B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 11.8Orchid · ΔE 14.5Medium orchid · ΔE 18Medium purple · ΔE 19Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.6Slate blue · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 11.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AEFC88
Analogous#9C88FC, #FC88E8
Triadic#FCD688, #88FCD6
Split complementary#E8FC88, #88FC9C
Tetradic#FC9C88, #AEFC88, #88E8FC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F8EBFF
Lighter +10%#E7BAFD
Darker −10%#C556FB
Darker −20%#B425F9
Darker −30%#9C06E5
Darker −40%#7A05B3
More saturated +25%#D785FF
Less saturated −25%#D197ED

Channel breakdown

R214
G136
B252
Red214 (83.9%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue280.34°
Saturation (HSL)95.08%
Lightness76.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D6 · G 88 · B FC

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