Colour

#DC5BFE

#DC5BFE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#DC5BFE is a violet with RGB values 220, 91, 254 and HSL 287°, 99%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#DC5BFE

RGBrgb(220, 91, 254)

RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.3569, 0.9961

RGB percentages86.3%, 35.7%, 99.6%

HSLhsl(287.5, 98.8%, 67.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(287.5, 64.2%, 99.6%)

CMYK13.4%, 64.2%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,441,470

CSS custom property--colour: #DC5BFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29854WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness163.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.97:1

Contrast with white3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.97:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#828282

Inverted#23A401

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#228CFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#6499FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.5 from the original

Tritanopia#DC78A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 19.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 19.6 Dark violet · ΔE 25.2 Blue violet · ΔE 25.3 Fuchsia · ΔE 25.9 Magenta · ΔE 25.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 19.22, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7DFE5B

Analogous#8B5BFE, #FE5BCE

Triadic#FEDC5B, #5BFEDC

Split complementary#CFFE5B, #5BFE8B

Tetradic#FE8B5B, #7DFE5B, #5BCEFE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FCF3FF

Lighter +20%#F2C0FF

Lighter +10%#E78EFE

Darker −10%#D128FE

Darker −20%#BF01F2

Darker −30%#9701BF

Darker −40%#6F018C

More saturated +25%#DD5AFF

Less saturated −25%#D070E9

Channel breakdown

R220

G91

B254

Red220 (86.3%)

Green91 (35.7%)

Blue254 (99.6%)

Hue287.48°

Saturation (HSL)98.79%

Lightness67.65%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR DC · G 5B · B FE

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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