Colour

#DC9BFD

#DC9BFD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Violet

#DC9BFD is a violet with RGB values 220, 155, 253 and HSL 280°, 96%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#DC9BFD#DC9BFD

HEX#DC9BFD

RGBrgb(220, 155, 253)

RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.6078, 0.9922

RGB percentages86.3%, 60.8%, 99.2%

HSLhsl(279.8, 96.1%, 80%)

HSV / HSBhsv(279.8, 38.7%, 99.2%)

CMYK13%, 38.7%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,457,853

CSS custom property--colour: #DC9BFD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4575WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness189.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.15:1

Contrast with white2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0

Inverted#236402

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8AB1FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#9AB6FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.4 from the original

Tritanopia#DAA8C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 15.9 Orchid · ΔE 18.3 Plum · ΔE 19.4 Medium purple · ΔE 21.7 Medium orchid · ΔE 27.8 Medium slateblue · ΔE 33.6

Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 15.85, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BCFD9B

Analogous#AB9BFD, #FD9BED

Triadic#FDDC9B, #9BFDDC

Split complementary#EDFD9B, #9BFDAB

Tetradic#FDAB9B, #BCFD9B, #9BEDFD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#EECDFE

Darker −10%#CB69FC

Darker −20%#B937FB

Darker −30%#A805FA

Darker −40%#8604C8

More saturated +25%#DD99FF

Less saturated −25%#D8A8F0

Channel breakdown

R220

G155

B253

Red220 (86.3%)

Green155 (60.8%)

Blue253 (99.2%)

Hue279.8°

Saturation (HSL)96.08%

Lightness80%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR DC · G 9B · B FD

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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