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Recognised as Colour

#DD86FF

  • #DD86FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Violet

#DD86FF is a violet with RGB values 221, 134, 255 and HSL 283°, 100%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#DD86FF#DD86FF
HEX#DD86FF
RGBrgb(221, 134, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.5255, 1
RGB percentages86.7%, 52.5%, 100%
HSLhsl(283.1, 100%, 76.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.1, 47.5%, 100%)
CMYK13.3%, 47.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,518,015
CSS custom property--colour: #DD86FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39642WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.93:1
Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#227900

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6EA4FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#87ACFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.7 from the original
Tritanopia#DB98B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 10.8Orchid · ΔE 14.4Medium orchid · ΔE 16.8Medium purple · ΔE 21.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.7Slate blue · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 10.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A8FF86
Analogous#A086FF, #FF86E5
Triadic#FFDD86, #86FFDD
Split complementary#E5FF86, #86FFA0
Tetradic#FFA086, #A8FF86, #86E5FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FAECFF
Lighter +10%#EBB9FF
Darker −10%#CF53FF
Darker −20%#C020FF
Darker −30%#AA00EC
Darker −40%#8500B9
More saturated +25%#DD86FF
Less saturated −25%#D695F0

Channel breakdown

R221
G134
B255
Red221 (86.7%)
Green134 (52.5%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue283.14°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness76.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DD · G 86 · B FF

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