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Recognised as Colour

#D88EF6

  • #D88EF6
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Violet

#D88EF6 is a violet with RGB values 216, 142, 246 and HSL 283°, 85%, 76%. 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

#D88EF6#D88EF6
HEX#D88EF6
RGBrgb(216, 142, 246)
RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.5569, 0.9647
RGB percentages84.7%, 55.7%, 96.5%
HSLhsl(282.7, 85.2%, 76.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.7, 42.3%, 96.5%)
CMYK12.2%, 42.3%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,192,374
CSS custom property--colour: #D88EF6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40599WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.12:1
Contrast with white2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#277109

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7CA6FAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#8FADF3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.4 from the original
Tritanopia#D79CB6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 11.7Orchid · ΔE 13.8Medium purple · ΔE 19.5Medium orchid · ΔE 22.1Plum · ΔE 23.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 11.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ACF68E
Analogous#A48EF6, #F68EE0
Triadic#F6D88E, #8EF6D8
Split complementary#E0F68E, #8EF6A4
Tetradic#F6A48E, #ACF68E, #8EE0F6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F9ECFE
Lighter +10%#E8BDFA
Darker −10%#C85FF2
Darker −20%#B730EE
Darker −30%#A011DA
Darker −40%#7D0EAA
More saturated +25%#DC85FF
Less saturated −25%#D29DE7

Channel breakdown

R216
G142
B246
Red216 (84.7%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue246 (96.5%)
Hue282.69°
Saturation (HSL)85.25%
Lightness76.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D8 · G 8E · B F6

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