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Recognised as Colour

#D880EC

  • #D880EC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Violet

#D880EC is a violet with RGB values 216, 128, 236 and HSL 289°, 74%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#D880EC#D880EC
HEX#D880EC
RGBrgb(216, 128, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.502, 0.9255
RGB percentages84.7%, 50.2%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(288.9, 74%, 71.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.9, 45.8%, 92.5%)
CMYK8.5%, 45.8%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,188,780
CSS custom property--colour: #D880EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36093WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.22:1
Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#277F13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6F9CF0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#88A5E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.8 from the original
Tritanopia#D98EABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 7.5Orchid · ΔE 8.7Medium orchid · ΔE 16.8Medium purple · ΔE 20.4Plum · ΔE 27Medium slateblue · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 7.51, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#94EC80
Analogous#A280EC, #EC80CA
Triadic#ECD880, #80ECD8
Split complementary#CAEC80, #80ECA2
Tetradic#ECA280, #94EC80, #80CAEC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F3D9F9
Lighter +10%#E6ACF3
Darker −10%#CA54E5
Darker −20%#BD27DF
Darker −30%#9B1BB8
Darker −40%#75158B
More saturated +25%#E36EFE
Less saturated −25%#CD92DA

Channel breakdown

R216
G128
B236
Red216 (84.7%)
Green128 (50.2%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue288.89°
Saturation (HSL)73.97%
Lightness71.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D8 · G 80 · B EC

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