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Recognised as Colour

#D85DF5

  • #D85DF5
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#D85DF5 is a violet with RGB values 216, 93, 245 and HSL 289°, 88%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#D85DF5#D85DF5
HEX#D85DF5
RGBrgb(216, 93, 245)
RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.3647, 0.9608
RGB percentages84.7%, 36.5%, 96.1%
HSLhsl(288.6, 88.4%, 66.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.6, 62%, 96.1%)
CMYK11.8%, 62%, 0%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,179,829
CSS custom property--colour: #D85DF5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2902WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.8:1
Contrast with white3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#27A20A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#338AFAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#6897F1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.1 from the original
Tritanopia#D977A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 14.4Dark orchid · ΔE 18.6Violet · ΔE 23.8Orchid · ΔE 24.8Dark violet · ΔE 27.3Blue violet · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 14.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7AF55D
Analogous#8C5DF5, #F55DC6
Triadic#F5D85D, #5DF5D8
Split complementary#C6F55D, #5DF58C
Tetradic#F58C5D, #7AF55D, #5DC6F5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBEDFE
Lighter +20%#EFBDFB
Lighter +10%#E48DF8
Darker −10%#CC2DF2
Darker −20%#B60EDE
Darker −30%#8F0BAE
Darker −40%#68087E
More saturated +25%#DE53FF
Less saturated −25%#CB72E0

Channel breakdown

R216
G93
B245
Red216 (84.7%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue245 (96.1%)
Hue288.55°
Saturation (HSL)88.37%
Lightness66.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D8 · G 5D · B F5

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