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Recognised as Colour

#DB6EF5

  • #DB6EF5
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#DB6EF5 is a violet with RGB values 219, 110, 245 and HSL 288°, 87%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#DB6EF5#DB6EF5
HEX#DB6EF5
RGBrgb(219, 110, 245)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.4314, 0.9608
RGB percentages85.9%, 43.1%, 96.1%
HSLhsl(288.4, 87.1%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.4, 55.1%, 96.1%)
CMYK10.6%, 55.1%, 0%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,380,789
CSS custom property--colour: #DB6EF5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32805WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.56:1
Contrast with white2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#24910A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5294F9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#789FF1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.4 from the original
Tritanopia#DC82A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 11.1Violet · ΔE 15.3Orchid · ΔE 16.9Dark orchid · ΔE 23.3Medium purple · ΔE 26.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 11.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#88F56E
Analogous#976EF5, #F56ECC
Triadic#F5DB6E, #6EF5DB
Split complementary#CCF56E, #6EF597
Tetradic#F5976E, #88F56E, #6ECCF5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFDFF
Lighter +20%#F3CDFC
Lighter +10%#E79EF8
Darker −10%#CF3EF2
Darker −20%#C210ED
Darker −30%#9B0DBD
Darker −40%#740A8D
More saturated +25%#E164FF
Less saturated −25%#CF81E2

Channel breakdown

R219
G110
B245
Red219 (85.9%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue245 (96.1%)
Hue288.44°
Saturation (HSL)87.1%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DB · G 6E · B F5

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