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Colour

#DC8EFF

  • #DC8EFF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Violet

#DC8EFF is a violet with RGB values 220, 142, 255 and HSL 281°, 100%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#DC8EFF#DC8EFF
HEX#DC8EFF
RGBrgb(220, 142, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.5569, 1
RGB percentages86.3%, 55.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(281.4, 100%, 77.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.4, 44.3%, 100%)
CMYK13.7%, 44.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,454,527
CSS custom property--colour: #DC8EFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41782WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.36:1
Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#237100

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#78A8FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#8DAFFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.5 from the original
Tritanopia#DA9EBBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 11.2Orchid · ΔE 14.7Medium orchid · ΔE 20.3Medium purple · ΔE 20.3Plum · ΔE 27.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 11.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B1FF8E
Analogous#A38EFF, #FF8EEA
Triadic#FFDC8E, #8EFFDC
Split complementary#EAFF8E, #8EFFA3
Tetradic#FFA38E, #B1FF8E, #8EEAFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCF4FF
Lighter +10%#ECC1FF
Darker −10%#CC5BFF
Darker −20%#BC28FF
Darker −30%#A800F4
Darker −40%#8500C1
More saturated +25%#DC8EFF
Less saturated −25%#D79CF1

Channel breakdown

R220
G142
B255
Red220 (86.3%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue281.42°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness77.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DC · G 8E · B FF

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