Colour

#DB99FF

#DB99FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Violet

#DB99FF is a violet with RGB values 219, 153, 255 and HSL 279°, 100%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

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HEX#DB99FF

RGBrgb(219, 153, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.6, 1

RGB percentages85.9%, 60%, 100%

HSLhsl(278.8, 100%, 80%)

HSV / HSBhsv(278.8, 40%, 100%)

CMYK14.1%, 40%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,391,807

CSS custom property--colour: #DB99FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45063WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness188.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.01:1

Contrast with white2.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE

Inverted#246600

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#86AFFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#96B5FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.5 from the original

Tritanopia#D8A7C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.1:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 15 Orchid · ΔE 17.8 Medium purple · ΔE 20.8 Plum · ΔE 21.6 Medium orchid · ΔE 26.3 Medium slateblue · ΔE 31.9

Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 15.04, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BDFF99

Analogous#A899FF, #FF99F0

Triadic#FFDB99, #99FFDB

Split complementary#F0FF99, #99FFA8

Tetradic#FFA899, #BDFF99, #99F0FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#EDCCFF

Darker −10%#C966FF

Darker −20%#B733FF

Darker −30%#A500FF

Darker −40%#8400CC

More saturated +25%#DB99FF

Less saturated −25%#D7A6F2

Channel breakdown

R219

G153

B255

Red219 (85.9%)

Green153 (60%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue278.82°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness80%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR DB · G 99 · B FF

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