Recognised as Colour

#DC9AF1

#DC9AF1
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#DC9AF1 is a violet with RGB values 220, 154, 241 and HSL 286°, 76%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#DC9AF1#DC9AF1

HEX#DC9AF1

RGBrgb(220, 154, 241)

RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.6039, 0.9451

RGB percentages86.3%, 60.4%, 94.5%

HSLhsl(285.5, 75.7%, 77.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(285.5, 36.1%, 94.5%)

CMYK8.7%, 36.1%, 0%, 5.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,457,585

CSS custom property--colour: #DC9AF1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44678WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness187.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.94:1

Contrast with white2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE

Inverted#23650E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8EAEF4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33 from the original

Deuteranopia#9EB5EEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34 from the original

Tritanopia#DCA5BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.11:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 13.8 Violet · ΔE 17.6 Orchid · ΔE 18.8 Medium purple · ΔE 24.1 Medium orchid · ΔE 30.6 Hot pink · ΔE 34.9

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 13.78, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AFF19A

Analogous#B09AF1, #F19ADA

Triadic#F1DC9A, #9AF1DC

Split complementary#DAF19A, #9AF1B0

Tetradic#F1B09A, #AFF19A, #9ADAF1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FBF4FD

Lighter +10%#ECC7F7

Darker −10%#CC6DEB

Darker −20%#BD40E5

Darker −30%#A81DD5

Darker −40%#8517A8

More saturated +25%#E38CFF

Less saturated −25%#D5A8E3

Channel breakdown

R220

G154

B241

Red220 (86.3%)

Green154 (60.4%)

Blue241 (94.5%)

Hue285.52°

Saturation (HSL)75.65%

Lightness77.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR DC · G 9A · B F1

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Colour harmonies

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