Recognised as Colour

#D85BF2

#D85BF2
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#D85BF2 is a violet with RGB values 216, 91, 242 and HSL 290°, 85%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#D85BF2

RGBrgb(216, 91, 242)

RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.3569, 0.949

RGB percentages84.7%, 35.7%, 94.9%

HSLhsl(289.7, 85.3%, 65.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(289.7, 62.4%, 94.9%)

CMYK10.7%, 62.4%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,179,314

CSS custom property--colour: #D85BF2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28492WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness159.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.7:1

Contrast with white3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.7:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#808080

Inverted#27A40D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3389F7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#6996EEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.6 from the original

Tritanopia#D9749Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 13.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 18.5 Violet · ΔE 23.5 Orchid · ΔE 24.2 Dark violet · ΔE 27.4 Blue violet · ΔE 27.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 13.94, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#75F25B

Analogous#8D5BF2, #F25BC0

Triadic#F2D85B, #5BF2D8

Split complementary#C0F25B, #5BF28D

Tetradic#F28D5B, #75F25B, #5BC0F2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FAE9FD

Lighter +20%#EEBAF9

Lighter +10%#E38AF6

Darker −10%#CD2CEE

Darker −20%#B411D6

Darker −30%#8C0DA7

Darker −40%#650978

More saturated +25%#E14EFF

Less saturated −25%#C971DC

Channel breakdown

R216

G91

B242

Red216 (84.7%)

Green91 (35.7%)

Blue242 (94.9%)

Hue289.67°

Saturation (HSL)85.31%

Lightness65.29%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR D8 · G 5B · B F2

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