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Colour

#DE6CFF

  • #DE6CFF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#DE6CFF is a violet with RGB values 222, 108, 255 and HSL 287°, 100%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#DE6CFF#DE6CFF
HEX#DE6CFF
RGBrgb(222, 108, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.4235, 1
RGB percentages87.1%, 42.4%, 100%
HSLhsl(286.5, 100%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.5, 57.6%, 100%)
CMYK12.9%, 57.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,576,895
CSS custom property--colour: #DE6CFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33475WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.69:1
Contrast with white2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#219300

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4895FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#72A0FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.8 from the original
Tritanopia#DE84ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 14.6Violet · ΔE 20.6Dark orchid · ΔE 21.9Orchid · ΔE 22.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 29.7Blue violet · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 14.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8DFF6C
Analogous#956CFF, #FF6CD6
Triadic#FFDE6C, #6CFFDE
Split complementary#D6FF6C, #6CFF95
Tetradic#FF956C, #8DFF6C, #6CD6FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F5D2FF
Lighter +10%#E99FFF
Darker −10%#D339FF
Darker −20%#C706FF
Darker −30%#A300D2
Darker −40%#7B009F
More saturated +25%#DE6CFF
Less saturated −25%#D47EED

Channel breakdown

R222
G108
B255
Red222 (87.1%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue286.53°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DE · G 6C · B FF

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