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Recognised as Colour

#DE8BFB

  • #DE8BFB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Violet

#DE8BFB is a violet with RGB values 222, 139, 251 and HSL 284°, 93%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#DE8BFB#DE8BFB
HEX#DE8BFB
RGBrgb(222, 139, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.5451, 0.9843
RGB percentages87.1%, 54.5%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(284.5, 93.3%, 76.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.5, 44.6%, 98.4%)
CMYK11.6%, 44.6%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,584,827
CSS custom property--colour: #DE8BFB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4096WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.19:1
Contrast with white2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#217404

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#77A6FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#8EAEF8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.2 from the original
Tritanopia#DD9AB7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 9.3Orchid · ΔE 12.8Medium orchid · ΔE 19.4Medium purple · ΔE 21Plum · ΔE 27.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 9.32, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A8FB8B
Analogous#A68BFB, #FB8BE0
Triadic#FBDE8B, #8BFBDE
Split complementary#E0FB8B, #8BFBA6
Tetradic#FBA68B, #A8FB8B, #8BE0FB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FAEEFE
Lighter +10%#ECBCFD
Darker −10%#D05AF9
Darker −20%#C228F8
Darker −30%#AC08E5
Darker −40%#8706B4
More saturated +25%#E087FF
Less saturated −25%#D79AEC

Channel breakdown

R222
G139
B251
Red222 (87.1%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue284.46°
Saturation (HSL)93.33%
Lightness76.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DE · G 8B · B FB

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