Recognised as Colour

#DD8BFE

#DD8BFE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Violet

#DD8BFE is a violet with RGB values 221, 139, 254 and HSL 283°, 98%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

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HEX#DD8BFE

RGBrgb(221, 139, 254)

RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.5451, 0.9961

RGB percentages86.7%, 54.5%, 99.6%

HSLhsl(282.8, 98.3%, 77.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(282.8, 45.3%, 99.6%)

CMYK13%, 45.3%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,519,294

CSS custom property--colour: #DD8BFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40993WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness182.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.2:1

Contrast with white2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5

Inverted#227401

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#75A7FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#8CAEFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.1 from the original

Tritanopia#DB9BB9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 10.3 Orchid · ΔE 13.9 Medium orchid · ΔE 19 Medium purple · ΔE 20.8 Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.7 Plum · ΔE 29.1

Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 10.31, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ACFE8B

Analogous#A48BFE, #FE8BE5

Triadic#FEDD8B, #8BFEDD

Split complementary#E5FE8B, #8BFEA4

Tetradic#FEA48B, #ACFE8B, #8BE5FE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FBF0FF

Lighter +10%#ECBEFE

Darker −10%#CE58FE

Darker −20%#BF26FD

Darker −30%#AA02EE

Darker −40%#8602BB

More saturated +25%#DD8AFF

Less saturated −25%#D79AEF

Channel breakdown

R221

G139

B254

Red221 (86.7%)

Green139 (54.5%)

Blue254 (99.6%)

Hue282.78°

Saturation (HSL)98.29%

Lightness77.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR DD · G 8B · B FE

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Colour values

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