Colour

#D86AFF

#D86AFF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#D86AFF is a violet with RGB values 216, 106, 255 and HSL 284°, 100%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#D86AFF

RGBrgb(216, 106, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.4157, 1

RGB percentages84.7%, 41.6%, 100%

HSLhsl(284.3, 100%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(284.3, 58.4%, 100%)

CMYK15.3%, 58.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,183,167

CSS custom property--colour: #D86AFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32127WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness167.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.43:1

Contrast with white2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C

Inverted#279500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4093FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#6B9DFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.9 from the original

Tritanopia#D683ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 14.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 20.4 Violet · ΔE 22.2 Orchid · ΔE 23.9 Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.2 Blue violet · ΔE 28.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 14.53, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#91FF6A

Analogous#8D6AFF, #FF6ADC

Triadic#FFD86A, #6AFFD8

Split complementary#DBFF6A, #6AFF8D

Tetradic#FF8E6A, #91FF6A, #6ADCFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F3D0FF

Lighter +10%#E59DFF

Darker −10%#CB37FF

Darker −20%#BD04FF

Darker −30%#9A00D0

Darker −40%#74009D

More saturated +25%#D86AFF

Less saturated −25%#CF7DEC

Channel breakdown

R216

G106

B255

Red216 (84.7%)

Green106 (41.6%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue284.3°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness70.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR D8 · G 6A · B FF

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