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Recognised as Colour

#D980EE

  • #D980EE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Violet

#D980EE is a violet with RGB values 217, 128, 238 and HSL 289°, 76%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#D980EE#D980EE
HEX#D980EE
RGBrgb(217, 128, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.502, 0.9333
RGB percentages85.1%, 50.2%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(288.5, 76.4%, 71.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.5, 46.2%, 93.3%)
CMYK8.8%, 46.2%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,254,318
CSS custom property--colour: #D980EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36363WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.27:1
Contrast with white2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#267F11

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6F9CF2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#88A6EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.5 from the original
Tritanopia#DA8FACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 7.4Orchid · ΔE 9Medium orchid · ΔE 16.3Medium purple · ΔE 20.7Plum · ΔE 28Medium slateblue · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 7.4, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#95EE80
Analogous#A280EE, #EE80CC
Triadic#EED980, #80EED9
Split complementary#CCEE80, #80EEA2
Tetradic#EEA280, #95EE80, #80CCEE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F4DAFA
Lighter +10%#E6ADF4
Darker −10%#CC53E8
Darker −20%#BE26E2
Darker −30%#9D19BC
Darker −40%#77138F
More saturated +25%#E46FFF
Less saturated −25%#CE92DC

Channel breakdown

R217
G128
B238
Red217 (85.1%)
Green128 (50.2%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue288.55°
Saturation (HSL)76.39%
Lightness71.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D9 · G 80 · B EE

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