Recognised as Colour

#D8A6FC

#D8A6FC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#D8A6FC is a violet with RGB values 216, 166, 252 and HSL 275°, 93%, 82%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#D8A6FC

RGBrgb(216, 166, 252)

RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.651, 0.9882

RGB percentages84.7%, 65.1%, 98.8%

HSLhsl(274.9, 93.5%, 82%)

HSV / HSBhsv(274.9, 34.1%, 98.8%)

CMYK14.3%, 34.1%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,198,524

CSS custom property--colour: #D8A6FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.489WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness193.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.78:1

Contrast with white1.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7

Inverted#275903

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#96B7FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#A1BBF9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.2 from the original

Tritanopia#D4B2C6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.95:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 14 Violet · ΔE 23.2 Orchid · ΔE 24.9 Medium purple · ΔE 25.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 31.1 Thistle · ΔE 34

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 14.01, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CAFCA6

Analogous#ADA6FC, #FCA6F5

Triadic#FCD8A6, #A6FCD8

Split complementary#F5FCA6, #A6FCAD

Tetradic#FCADA6, #CAFCA6, #A6F5FC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#EED7FE

Darker −10%#C275FA

Darker −20%#AD43F9

Darker −30%#9712F7

Darker −40%#7B07CF

More saturated +25%#D8A3FF

Less saturated −25%#D6B2F1

Channel breakdown

R216

G166

B252

Red216 (84.7%)

Green166 (65.1%)

Blue252 (98.8%)

Hue274.88°

Saturation (HSL)93.48%

Lightness81.96%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR D8 · G A6 · B FC

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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