Colour

#DD9EFF

#DD9EFF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Violet

#DD9EFF is a violet with RGB values 221, 158, 255 and HSL 279°, 100%, 81%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

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HEX#DD9EFF

RGBrgb(221, 158, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.6196, 1

RGB percentages86.7%, 62%, 100%

HSLhsl(279, 100%, 81%)

HSV / HSBhsv(279, 38%, 100%)

CMYK13.3%, 38%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,524,159

CSS custom property--colour: #DD9EFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47046WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness191.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.41:1

Contrast with white2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2

Inverted#226100

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8DB3FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#9CB8FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.5 from the original

Tritanopia#DAABC3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.02:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 16.9 Plum · ΔE 18.9 Orchid · ΔE 19.5 Medium purple · ΔE 22.4 Medium orchid · ΔE 29.1 Medium slateblue · ΔE 34.3

Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 16.89, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C0FF9E

Analogous#AD9EFF, #FF9EF0

Triadic#FFDD9E, #9EFFDD

Split complementary#F0FF9E, #9EFFAD

Tetradic#FFAD9E, #C0FF9E, #9EF0FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#EFD1FF

Darker −10%#CB6BFF

Darker −20%#B938FF

Darker −30%#A705FF

Darker −40%#8800D1

More saturated +25%#DD9EFF

Less saturated −25%#D9AAF3

Channel breakdown

R221

G158

B255

Red221 (86.7%)

Green158 (62%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue278.97°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness80.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR DD · G 9E · B FF

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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