Colour

#DC8DEF

#DC8DEF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Violet

#DC8DEF is a violet with RGB values 220, 141, 239 and HSL 288°, 75%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#DC8DEF#DC8DEF

HEX#DC8DEF

RGBrgb(220, 141, 239)

RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.5529, 0.9373

RGB percentages86.3%, 55.3%, 93.7%

HSLhsl(288.4, 75.4%, 74.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(288.4, 41%, 93.7%)

CMYK7.9%, 41%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,454,255

CSS custom property--colour: #DC8DEF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40497WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness180.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.1:1

Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5

Inverted#237210

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7FA5F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#94ADECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.3 from the original

Tritanopia#DD99B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 10.6 Orchid · ΔE 12.2 Plum · ΔE 20.6 Medium purple · ΔE 21.5 Medium orchid · ΔE 23.2 Hot pink · ΔE 32.7

Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 10.61, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A0EF8D

Analogous#AB8DEF, #EF8DD1

Triadic#EFDC8D, #8DEFDC

Split complementary#D1EF8D, #8DEFAB

Tetradic#EFAB8D, #A0EF8D, #8DD1EF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F7E6FC

Lighter +10%#EABAF5

Darker −10%#CE60E9

Darker −20%#C134E2

Darker −30%#A61CC7

Darker −40%#81169A

More saturated +25%#E67DFF

Less saturated −25%#D29DDF

Channel breakdown

R220

G141

B239

Red220 (86.3%)

Green141 (55.3%)

Blue239 (93.7%)

Hue288.37°

Saturation (HSL)75.38%

Lightness74.51%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR DC · G 8D · B EF

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