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Recognised as Colour

#D86EF8

  • #D86EF8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#D86EF8 is a violet with RGB values 216, 110, 248 and HSL 286°, 91%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#D86EF8#D86EF8
HEX#D86EF8
RGBrgb(216, 110, 248)
RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.4314, 0.9725
RGB percentages84.7%, 43.1%, 97.3%
HSLhsl(286.1, 90.8%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.1, 55.6%, 97.3%)
CMYK12.9%, 55.6%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,184,184
CSS custom property--colour: #D86EF8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32528WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.51:1
Contrast with white2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#279107

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4E94FCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#739EF4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.8 from the original
Tritanopia#D784A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 11.4Violet · ΔE 17.1Orchid · ΔE 18.7Dark orchid · ΔE 22.2Medium purple · ΔE 26.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 11.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8EF86E
Analogous#936EF8, #F86ED3
Triadic#F8D86E, #6EF8D8
Split complementary#D3F86E, #6EF893
Tetradic#F8936E, #8EF86E, #6ED3F8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F2CFFD
Lighter +10%#E59FFA
Darker −10%#CB3DF6
Darker −20%#BE0DF3
Darker −30%#9809C4
Darker −40%#720793
More saturated +25%#DC67FF
Less saturated −25%#CE81E5

Channel breakdown

R216
G110
B248
Red216 (84.7%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue248 (97.3%)
Hue286.09°
Saturation (HSL)90.79%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D8 · G 6E · B F8

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