Nerdulator> put something in

Colour

#DC86EB

  • #DC86EB
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Violet

#DC86EB is a magenta with RGB values 220, 134, 235 and HSL 291°, 72%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#DC86EB#DC86EB
HEX#DC86EB
RGBrgb(220, 134, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.5255, 0.9216
RGB percentages86.3%, 52.5%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(291.1, 71.6%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291.1, 43%, 92.2%)
CMYK6.4%, 43%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,452,459
CSS custom property--colour: #DC86EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38264WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.65:1
Contrast with white2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#237914

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#79A0EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#90AAE8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.7 from the original
Tritanopia#DE92AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 7.9Orchid · ΔE 9.2Medium orchid · ΔE 20.4Medium purple · ΔE 21.7Plum · ΔE 23Hot pink · ΔE 31.3
Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 7.91, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#95EB86
Analogous#AA86EB, #EB86C7
Triadic#EBDC86, #86EBDC
Split complementary#C8EB86, #86EBA9
Tetradic#EBA986, #95EB86, #86C7EB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F5DEF9
Lighter +10%#E9B2F2
Darker −10%#CF5AE4
Darker −20%#C32EDD
Darker −30%#A21FB9
Darker −40%#7C178E
More saturated +25%#E874FD
Less saturated −25%#D098D9

Channel breakdown

R220
G134
B235
Red220 (86.3%)
Green134 (52.5%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue291.09°
Saturation (HSL)71.63%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DC · G 86 · B EB

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “dc86eb” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.