Recognised as Colour

#DD92EE

#DD92EE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Violet

#DD92EE is a violet with RGB values 221, 146, 238 and HSL 289°, 73%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#DD92EE#DD92EE

HEX#DD92EE

RGBrgb(221, 146, 238)

RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.5725, 0.9333

RGB percentages86.7%, 57.3%, 93.3%

HSLhsl(288.9, 73%, 75.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(288.9, 38.7%, 93.3%)

CMYK7.1%, 38.7%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,521,070

CSS custom property--colour: #DD92EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42103WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness183.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.42:1

Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9

Inverted#226D11

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#86A8F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#99B0EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.4 from the original

Tritanopia#DE9DB5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 13.3 Orchid · ΔE 14.6 Plum · ΔE 17 Medium purple · ΔE 22.9 Medium orchid · ΔE 26.5 Hot pink · ΔE 32.6

Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 13.3, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A3EE92

Analogous#AF92EE, #EE92D1

Triadic#EEDD92, #92EEDD

Split complementary#D1EE92, #92EEAF

Tetradic#EEAF92, #A3EE92, #92D1EE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F9EAFC

Lighter +10%#EBBEF5

Darker −10%#CF66E7

Darker −20%#C13AE0

Darker −30%#A91FC8

Darker −40%#83189C

More saturated +25%#E782FE

Less saturated −25%#D3A2DE

Channel breakdown

R221

G146

B238

Red221 (86.7%)

Green146 (57.3%)

Blue238 (93.3%)

Hue288.91°

Saturation (HSL)73.02%

Lightness75.29%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR DD · G 92 · B EE

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