Recognised as Colour

#DD8EF2

#DD8EF2
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Violet

#DD8EF2 is a violet with RGB values 221, 142, 242 and HSL 287°, 79%, 75%. 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#DD8EF2

RGBrgb(221, 142, 242)

RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.5569, 0.949

RGB percentages86.7%, 55.7%, 94.9%

HSLhsl(287.4, 79.4%, 75.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(287.4, 41.3%, 94.9%)

CMYK8.7%, 41.3%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,520,050

CSS custom property--colour: #DD8EF2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41129WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness182 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.23:1

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

Contrast with black9.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6

Inverted#22710D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7FA6F6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#94AFEFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40 from the original

Tritanopia#DE9BB5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39 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 text9.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 10.4 Orchid · ΔE 12.4 Plum · ΔE 21.4 Medium purple · ΔE 21.5 Medium orchid · ΔE 23 Medium slateblue · ΔE 33

Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 10.36, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A3F28E

Analogous#AB8EF2, #F28ED5

Triadic#F2DD8E, #8EF2DD

Split complementary#D5F28E, #8EF2AB

Tetradic#F2AB8E, #A3F28E, #8ED5F2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F9E9FD

Lighter +10%#EBBCF7

Darker −10%#CF60ED

Darker −20%#C133E7

Darker −30%#A918CF

Darker −40%#8313A1

More saturated +25%#E581FF

Less saturated −25%#D49EE2

Channel breakdown

R221

G142

B242

Red221 (86.7%)

Green142 (55.7%)

Blue242 (94.9%)

Hue287.4°

Saturation (HSL)79.37%

Lightness75.29%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR DD · G 8E · B F2

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