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Recognised as Colour

#D885EF

  • #D885EF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Violet

#D885EF is a violet with RGB values 216, 133, 239 and HSL 287°, 77%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#D885EF#D885EF
HEX#D885EF
RGBrgb(216, 133, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.5216, 0.9373
RGB percentages84.7%, 52.2%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(287, 76.8%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287, 44.4%, 93.7%)
CMYK9.6%, 44.4%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,190,063
CSS custom property--colour: #D885EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37606WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.52:1
Contrast with white2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#277A10

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#749FF3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#8BA8ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.9 from the original
Tritanopia#D893AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 8.7Orchid · ΔE 10.3Medium orchid · ΔE 18.7Medium purple · ΔE 19.9Plum · ΔE 25.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 8.71, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9CEF85
Analogous#A385EF, #EF85D1
Triadic#EFD885, #85EFD8
Split complementary#D1EF85, #85EFA3
Tetradic#EFA385, #9CEF85, #85D1EF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F5DFFB
Lighter +10%#E6B2F5
Darker −10%#CA58E9
Darker −20%#BB2BE3
Darker −30%#9D19C2
Darker −40%#791395
More saturated +25%#E175FF
Less saturated −25%#CE96DE

Channel breakdown

R216
G133
B239
Red216 (84.7%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue286.98°
Saturation (HSL)76.81%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D8 · G 85 · B EF

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