Colour

#DD9AFF

#DD9AFF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Violet

#DD9AFF is a violet with RGB values 221, 154, 255 and HSL 280°, 100%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#DD9AFF#DD9AFF

HEX#DD9AFF

RGBrgb(221, 154, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.6039, 1

RGB percentages86.7%, 60.4%, 100%

HSLhsl(279.8, 100%, 80.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(279.8, 39.6%, 100%)

CMYK13.3%, 39.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,523,135

CSS custom property--colour: #DD9AFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45703WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness189.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.14:1

Contrast with white2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0

Inverted#226500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#88B0FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#98B6FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.6 from the original

Tritanopia#DAA8C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 14.9 Orchid · ΔE 17.7 Plum · ΔE 21 Medium purple · ΔE 21.5 Medium orchid · ΔE 26.7 Medium slateblue · ΔE 32.7

Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 14.91, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BCFF9A

Analogous#AB9AFF, #FF9AEF

Triadic#FFDD9A, #9AFFDD

Split complementary#EFFF9A, #9AFFAB

Tetradic#FFAB9A, #BCFF9A, #9AEFFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#EECDFF

Darker −10%#CC67FF

Darker −20%#BB34FF

Darker −30%#A901FF

Darker −40%#8800CD

More saturated +25%#DD9AFF

Less saturated −25%#D9A7F2

Channel breakdown

R221

G154

B255

Red221 (86.7%)

Green154 (60.4%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue279.8°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness80.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR DD · G 9A · B FF

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Colour values

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