Recognised as Colour

#D6AFFD

#D6AFFD
Violet
Light
Nearest: Plum

#D6AFFD is a violet with RGB values 214, 175, 253 and HSL 270°, 95%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#D6AFFD

RGBrgb(214, 175, 253)

RGB (0–1)0.8392, 0.6863, 0.9922

RGB percentages83.9%, 68.6%, 99.2%

HSLhsl(270, 95.1%, 83.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270, 30.8%, 99.2%)

CMYK15.4%, 30.8%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,069,757

CSS custom property--colour: #D6AFFD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52048WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness197.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.41:1

Contrast with white1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD

Inverted#295002

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A0BDFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#A8BFFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.7 from the original

Tritanopia#D1BACBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 12.7 Thistle · ΔE 28.8 Violet · ΔE 29 Medium purple · ΔE 29.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.3 Orchid · ΔE 30.4

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 12.67, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D6FDAF

Analogous#AFAFFD, #FDAFFD

Triadic#FDD6AF, #AFFDD6

Split complementary#FDFDAF, #AFFDAF

Tetradic#FDAFAF, #D6FDAF, #AFFDFD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F0E1FE

Darker −10%#BD7DFC

Darker −20%#A34BFB

Darker −30%#8A1AF9

Darker −40%#7005DB

More saturated +25%#D6ADFF

Less saturated −25%#D6B9F3

Channel breakdown

R214

G175

B253

Red214 (83.9%)

Green175 (68.6%)

Blue253 (99.2%)

Hue270°

Saturation (HSL)95.12%

Lightness83.92%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR D6 · G AF · B FD

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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