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Colour

#DC55FF

  • #DC55FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#DC55FF is a violet with RGB values 220, 85, 255 and HSL 288°, 100%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#DC55FF#DC55FF
HEX#DC55FF
RGBrgb(220, 85, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.3333, 1
RGB percentages86.3%, 33.3%, 100%
HSLhsl(287.6, 100%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.6, 66.7%, 100%)
CMYK13.7%, 66.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,439,935
CSS custom property--colour: #DC55FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28933WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.79:1
Contrast with white3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#23AA00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#008AFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#5E97FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.7 from the original
Tritanopia#DC74A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 20Medium orchid · ΔE 21.9Fuchsia · ΔE 23.1Magenta · ΔE 23.1Dark violet · ΔE 23.4Blue violet · ΔE 24
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 19.99, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#78FF55
Analogous#8755FF, #FF55CD
Triadic#FFDC55, #55FFDC
Split complementary#CDFF55, #55FF87
Tetradic#FF8755, #78FF55, #55CDFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBEEFF
Lighter +20%#F1BBFF
Lighter +10%#E688FF
Darker −10%#D122FF
Darker −20%#BD00EE
Darker −30%#9400BB
Darker −40%#6C0088
More saturated +25%#DC55FF
Less saturated −25%#CF6AEA

Channel breakdown

R220
G85
B255
Red220 (86.3%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue287.65°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DC · G 55 · B FF

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