Recognised as Colour

#DC9AFF

#DC9AFF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Violet

#DC9AFF is a violet with RGB values 220, 154, 255 and HSL 279°, 100%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#DC9AFF#DC9AFF

HEX#DC9AFF

RGBrgb(220, 154, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.6039, 1

RGB percentages86.3%, 60.4%, 100%

HSLhsl(279.2, 100%, 80.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(279.2, 39.6%, 100%)

CMYK13.7%, 39.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,457,599

CSS custom property--colour: #DC9AFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45547WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness189.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.11:1

Contrast with white2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF

Inverted#236500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#88B0FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#98B6FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.3 from the original

Tritanopia#D9A8C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 15.2 Orchid · ΔE 18 Plum · ΔE 21 Medium purple · ΔE 21.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 26.8 Medium slateblue · ΔE 32.5

Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 15.2, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BDFF9A

Analogous#AA9AFF, #FF9AEF

Triadic#FFDC9A, #9AFFDC

Split complementary#F0FF9A, #9AFFAA

Tetradic#FFAA9A, #BDFF9A, #9AF0FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#EECDFF

Darker −10%#CA67FF

Darker −20%#B934FF

Darker −30%#A701FF

Darker −40%#8600CD

More saturated +25%#DC9AFF

Less saturated −25%#D8A7F2

Channel breakdown

R220

G154

B255

Red220 (86.3%)

Green154 (60.4%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue279.21°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness80.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR DC · G 9A · B FF

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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