Recognised as Colour

#DC94EB

#DC94EB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#DC94EB is a violet with RGB values 220, 148, 235 and HSL 290°, 69%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#DC94EB#DC94EB

HEX#DC94EB

RGBrgb(220, 148, 235)

RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.5804, 0.9216

RGB percentages86.3%, 58%, 92.2%

HSLhsl(289.7, 68.5%, 75.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(289.7, 37%, 92.2%)

CMYK6.4%, 37%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,456,043

CSS custom property--colour: #DC94EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42394WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness183.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.48:1

Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA

Inverted#236B14

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#89A9EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#9BB1E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.2 from the original

Tritanopia#DE9EB5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 14.3 Violet · ΔE 15.6 Orchid · ΔE 16.3 Medium purple · ΔE 23.9 Medium orchid · ΔE 28.8 Hot pink · ΔE 32.6

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 14.31, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A3EB94

Analogous#B094EB, #EB94CF

Triadic#EBDC94, #94EBDC

Split complementary#CFEB94, #94EBB0

Tetradic#EBB094, #A3EB94, #94CFEB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F8EAFB

Lighter +10%#EABFF3

Darker −10%#CE69E3

Darker −20%#C03EDB

Darker −30%#A724C2

Darker −40%#821C97

More saturated +25%#E684FB

Less saturated −25%#D2A4DB

Channel breakdown

R220

G148

B235

Red220 (86.3%)

Green148 (58%)

Blue235 (92.2%)

Hue289.66°

Saturation (HSL)68.5%

Lightness75.1%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR DC · G 94 · B EB

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Colour values

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