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Recognised as Colour

#D855FC

  • #D855FC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#D855FC is a violet with RGB values 216, 85, 252 and HSL 287°, 97%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#D855FC#D855FC
HEX#D855FC
RGBrgb(216, 85, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.3333, 0.9882
RGB percentages84.7%, 33.3%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(287.1, 96.5%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.1, 66.3%, 98.8%)
CMYK14.3%, 66.3%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,177,788
CSS custom property--colour: #D855FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28124WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.62:1
Contrast with white3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#27AA03

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0388FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#5D95F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.3 from the original
Tritanopia#D774A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 18.7Medium orchid · ΔE 20.3Dark violet · ΔE 23Blue violet · ΔE 23.4Fuchsia · ΔE 24.6Magenta · ΔE 24.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 18.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#79FC55
Analogous#8455FC, #FC55CD
Triadic#FCD855, #55FCD8
Split complementary#CDFC55, #55FC84
Tetradic#FC8455, #79FC55, #55CDFC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAEBFF
Lighter +20%#EFB9FE
Lighter +10%#E387FD
Darker −10%#CD23FB
Darker −20%#B604E7
Darker −30%#8F03B5
Darker −40%#670283
More saturated +25%#DA52FF
Less saturated −25%#CC6BE6

Channel breakdown

R216
G85
B252
Red216 (84.7%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue287.07°
Saturation (HSL)96.53%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D8 · G 55 · B FC

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