Colour

#DD66FF

#DD66FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#DD66FF is a violet with RGB values 221, 102, 255 and HSL 287°, 100%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#DD66FF#DD66FF

HEX#DD66FF

HEX (short)#D6F

RGBrgb(221, 102, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.4, 1

RGB percentages86.7%, 40%, 100%

HSLhsl(286.7, 100%, 70%)

HSV / HSBhsv(286.7, 60%, 100%)

CMYK13.3%, 60%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,509,823

CSS custom property--colour: #DD66FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32095WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness167.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.42:1

Contrast with white2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A

Inverted#229900

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3C92FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#6D9DFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.5 from the original

Tritanopia#DC80A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 16 Dark orchid · ΔE 20.7 Violet · ΔE 23.6 Orchid · ΔE 25.3 Blue violet · ΔE 28.3 Dark violet · ΔE 28.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 16.01, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#88FF66

Analogous#9166FF, #FF66D4

Triadic#FFDD66, #66FFDD

Split complementary#D4FF66, #66FF91

Tetradic#FF9166, #88FF66, #66D4FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F4CCFF

Lighter +10%#E899FF

Darker −10%#D233FF

Darker −20%#C600FF

Darker −30%#9F00CC

Darker −40%#770099

More saturated +25%#DD66FF

Less saturated −25%#D279EC

Channel breakdown

R221

G102

B255

Red221 (86.7%)

Green102 (40%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue286.67°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness70%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR DD · G 66 · B FF

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