Recognised as Colour

#DA8FEC

#DA8FEC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Violet

#DA8FEC is a violet with RGB values 218, 143, 236 and HSL 288°, 71%, 74%. 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

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HEX#DA8FEC

RGBrgb(218, 143, 236)

RGB (0–1)0.8549, 0.5608, 0.9255

RGB percentages85.5%, 56.1%, 92.5%

HSLhsl(288.4, 71%, 74.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(288.4, 39.4%, 92.5%)

CMYK7.6%, 39.4%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,323,692

CSS custom property--colour: #DA8FEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40606WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness180.5 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#A6A6A6

Inverted#257013

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#82A6EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#95AEE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.2 from the original

Tritanopia#DB9AB3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36 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 12.9 Orchid · ΔE 13.8 Plum · ΔE 17.8 Medium purple · ΔE 21.9 Medium orchid · ΔE 25.4 Hot pink · ΔE 32.7

Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 12.88, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A1EC8F

Analogous#AC8FEC, #EC8FD0

Triadic#ECDA8F, #8FECDA

Split complementary#D0EC8F, #8FECAB

Tetradic#ECAB8F, #A1EC8F, #8FD0EC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F7E6FB

Lighter +10%#E8BBF3

Darker −10%#CC63E5

Darker −20%#BD38DD

Darker −30%#A221C1

Darker −40%#7E1996

More saturated +25%#E47FFC

Less saturated −25%#D09FDC

Channel breakdown

R218

G143

B236

Red218 (85.5%)

Green143 (56.1%)

Blue236 (92.5%)

Hue288.39°

Saturation (HSL)70.99%

Lightness74.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR DA · G 8F · B EC

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