Colour

#DD98FF

#DD98FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Violet

#DD98FF is a violet with RGB values 221, 152, 255 and HSL 280°, 100%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#DD98FF#DD98FF

HEX#DD98FF

RGBrgb(221, 152, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.5961, 1

RGB percentages86.7%, 59.6%, 100%

HSLhsl(280.2, 100%, 79.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(280.2, 40.4%, 100%)

CMYK13.3%, 40.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,522,623

CSS custom property--colour: #DD98FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45049WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness188.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.01:1

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

Contrast with black10.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE

Inverted#226700

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#85AFFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#97B5FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.4 from the original

Tritanopia#DBA6C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

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

Contrast with black, large text10.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 14 Orchid · ΔE 17 Medium purple · ΔE 21.1 Plum · ΔE 22.1 Medium orchid · ΔE 25.6 Medium slateblue · ΔE 32

Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 14.01, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BAFF98

Analogous#AA98FF, #FF98ED

Triadic#FFDD98, #98FFDD

Split complementary#EDFF98, #98FFAA

Tetradic#FFAA98, #BAFF98, #98EDFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFEFF

Lighter +10%#EECBFF

Darker −10%#CC65FF

Darker −20%#BB32FF

Darker −30%#AA00FE

Darker −40%#8800CB

More saturated +25%#DD98FF

Less saturated −25%#D9A5F2

Channel breakdown

R221

G152

B255

Red221 (86.7%)

Green152 (59.6%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue280.19°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness79.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR DD · G 98 · B FF

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