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Colour

#DA55FF

  • #DA55FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#DA55FF is a violet with RGB values 218, 85, 255 and HSL 287°, 100%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#DA55FF#DA55FF
HEX#DA55FF
RGBrgb(218, 85, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.8549, 0.3333, 1
RGB percentages85.5%, 33.3%, 100%
HSLhsl(286.9, 100%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.9, 66.7%, 100%)
CMYK14.5%, 66.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,308,863
CSS custom property--colour: #DA55FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28622WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.72:1
Contrast with white3.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.72:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#25AA00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0089FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#5C96FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63 from the original
Tritanopia#D975A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.12:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 19.6Medium orchid · ΔE 21.8Dark violet · ΔE 23Blue violet · ΔE 23.4Fuchsia · ΔE 23.6Magenta · ΔE 23.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 19.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7AFF55
Analogous#8555FF, #FF55CF
Triadic#FFDA55, #55FFDA
Split complementary#CFFF55, #55FF85
Tetradic#FF8555, #7AFF55, #55CFFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBEEFF
Lighter +20%#F0BBFF
Lighter +10%#E588FF
Darker −10%#CF22FF
Darker −20%#BA00EE
Darker −30%#9200BB
Darker −40%#6A0088
More saturated +25%#DA55FF
Less saturated −25%#CE6AEA

Channel breakdown

R218
G85
B255
Red218 (85.5%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue286.94°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DA · G 55 · B FF

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