Nerdulator> put something in

Colour

#DD88EF

  • #DD88EF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Violet

#DD88EF is a violet with RGB values 221, 136, 239 and HSL 290°, 76%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#DD88EF#DD88EF
HEX#DD88EF
RGBrgb(221, 136, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.5333, 0.9373
RGB percentages86.7%, 53.3%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(289.5, 76.3%, 73.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.5, 43.1%, 93.7%)
CMYK7.5%, 43.1%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,518,511
CSS custom property--colour: #DD88EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39212WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.84:1
Contrast with white2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#227710

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#79A2F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#90ABECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.2 from the original
Tritanopia#DF95B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 8Orchid · ΔE 10Medium orchid · ΔE 20.4Medium purple · ΔE 21.5Plum · ΔE 23.7Hot pink · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 7.98, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9AEF88
Analogous#AA88EF, #EF88CE
Triadic#EFDD88, #88EFDD
Split complementary#CEEF88, #88EFAA
Tetradic#EFAA88, #9AEF88, #88CEEF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F7E2FB
Lighter +10%#EAB5F5
Darker −10%#D05BE9
Darker −20%#C32EE3
Darker −30%#A61AC4
Darker −40%#801497
More saturated +25%#E778FF
Less saturated −25%#D299DE

Channel breakdown

R221
G136
B239
Red221 (86.7%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue289.51°
Saturation (HSL)76.3%
Lightness73.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DD · G 88 · B EF

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “dd88ef” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.