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Recognised as Colour

#D6AFFE

  • #D6AFFE
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Plum

#D6AFFE is a violet with RGB values 214, 175, 254 and HSL 270°, 98%, 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

#D6AFFE#D6AFFE
HEX#D6AFFE
RGBrgb(214, 175, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.8392, 0.6863, 0.9961
RGB percentages83.9%, 68.6%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(269.6, 97.5%, 84.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269.6, 31.1%, 99.6%)
CMYK15.7%, 31.1%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,069,758
CSS custom property--colour: #D6AFFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52112WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.42:1
Contrast with white1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#295001

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A0BEFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#A8BFFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.6 from the original
Tritanopia#D1BACCno 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 text11.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 13.1Violet · ΔE 28.8Medium purple · ΔE 28.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.3Thistle · ΔE 29.3Orchid · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 13.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D7FEAF
Analogous#AFB0FE, #FEAFFE
Triadic#FED6AF, #AFFED6
Split complementary#FEFEAF, #B0FEAF
Tetradic#FEAFB0, #D7FEAF, #AFFEFE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F0E1FF
Darker −10%#BC7DFD
Darker −20%#A24AFD
Darker −30%#8918FC
Darker −40%#6F03DE
More saturated +25%#D6AEFF
Less saturated −25%#D6B9F4

Channel breakdown

R214
G175
B254
Red214 (83.9%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue269.62°
Saturation (HSL)97.53%
Lightness84.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D6 · G AF · B FE

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