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Recognised as Colour

#DA8EF9

  • #DA8EF9
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Violet

#DA8EF9 is a violet with RGB values 218, 142, 249 and HSL 283°, 90%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#DA8EF9#DA8EF9
HEX#DA8EF9
RGBrgb(218, 142, 249)
RGB (0–1)0.8549, 0.5569, 0.9765
RGB percentages85.5%, 55.7%, 97.6%
HSLhsl(282.6, 89.9%, 76.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.6, 43%, 97.6%)
CMYK12.4%, 43%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,323,449
CSS custom property--colour: #DA8EF9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41091WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.22:1
Contrast with white2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#257106

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7BA7FDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#8FAEF6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.4 from the original
Tritanopia#D89DB8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 11.1Orchid · ΔE 13.8Medium purple · ΔE 19.8Medium orchid · ΔE 21.4Plum · ΔE 24.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 11.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ADF98E
Analogous#A48EF9, #F98EE3
Triadic#F9DA8E, #8EF9DA
Split complementary#E3F98E, #8EF9A4
Tetradic#F9A48E, #ADF98E, #8EE3F9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FAEFFE
Lighter +10%#EABEFC
Darker −10%#CA5EF6
Darker −20%#BA2DF4
Darker −30%#A40CE2
Darker −40%#8109B2
More saturated +25%#DD88FF
Less saturated −25%#D49DEA

Channel breakdown

R218
G142
B249
Red218 (85.5%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue249 (97.6%)
Hue282.62°
Saturation (HSL)89.92%
Lightness76.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DA · G 8E · B F9

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