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Recognised as Colour

#D88DFA

  • #D88DFA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Violet

#D88DFA is a violet with RGB values 216, 141, 250 and HSL 281°, 92%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#D88DFA#D88DFA
HEX#D88DFA
RGBrgb(216, 141, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.5529, 0.9804
RGB percentages84.7%, 55.3%, 98%
HSLhsl(281.3, 91.6%, 76.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.3, 43.6%, 98%)
CMYK13.6%, 43.6%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,192,122
CSS custom property--colour: #D88DFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40551WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.11:1
Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#277205

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#78A6FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#8CADF7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.4 from the original
Tritanopia#D69DB8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 11.6Orchid · ΔE 14.2Medium purple · ΔE 19.2Medium orchid · ΔE 20.7Plum · ΔE 25.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 11.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AFFA8D
Analogous#A18DFA, #FA8DE6
Triadic#FAD88D, #8DFAD8
Split complementary#E6FA8D, #8DFAA1
Tetradic#FAA18D, #AFFA8D, #8DE6FA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F9EFFE
Lighter +10%#E9BEFC
Darker −10%#C75CF8
Darker −20%#B72BF6
Darker −30%#A00AE4
Darker −40%#7E08B3
More saturated +25%#DA88FF
Less saturated −25%#D29CEB

Channel breakdown

R216
G141
B250
Red216 (84.7%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue281.28°
Saturation (HSL)91.6%
Lightness76.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D8 · G 8D · B FA

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