Colour

#D6AAFF

#D6AAFF
Violet
Light
Nearest: Plum

#D6AAFF is a violet with RGB values 214, 170, 255 and HSL 271°, 100%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#D6AAFF#D6AAFF

HEX#D6AAFF

RGBrgb(214, 170, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.8392, 0.6667, 1

RGB percentages83.9%, 66.7%, 100%

HSLhsl(271.1, 100%, 83.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(271.1, 33.3%, 100%)

CMYK16.1%, 33.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,068,479

CSS custom property--colour: #D6AAFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50266WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness195.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.05:1

Contrast with white1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9

Inverted#295500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#99BAFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26 from the original

Deuteranopia#A3BDFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.6 from the original

Tritanopia#D1B6C9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 14.4 Violet · ΔE 25.5 Medium purple · ΔE 25.9 Orchid · ΔE 27.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.7 Thistle · ΔE 32.9

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 14.43, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D3FFAA

Analogous#ABAAFF, #FFAAFE

Triadic#FFD6AA, #AAFFD6

Split complementary#FDFFAA, #AAFFAB

Tetradic#FFABAA, #D3FFAA, #AAFEFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#EFDDFF

Darker −10%#BD77FF

Darker −20%#A544FF

Darker −30%#8C11FF

Darker −40%#7200DD

More saturated +25%#D6AAFF

Less saturated −25%#D6B5F4

Channel breakdown

R214

G170

B255

Red214 (83.9%)

Green170 (66.7%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue271.06°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness83.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR D6 · G AA · B FF

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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