Recognised as Colour
#DE9CFF
- #DE9CFF
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Violet
#DE9CFF is a violet with RGB values 222, 156, 255 and HSL 280°, 100%, 81%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.
Colour values
#DE9CFF#DE9CFF
HEX#DE9CFF
RGBrgb(222, 156, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.6118, 1
RGB percentages87.1%, 61.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(280, 100%, 80.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280, 38.8%, 100%)
CMYK12.9%, 38.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,589,183
CSS custom property--colour: #DE9CFF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.46527WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.31:1
Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#216300
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BDFF9C
Analogous#AD9CFF, #FF9CEE
Triadic#FFDE9C, #9CFFDE
Split complementary#EFFF9C, #9CFFAD
Tetradic#FFAD9C, #BDFF9C, #9CEFFF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G156
B255
Red222 (87.1%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue280°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness80.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DE · G 9C · B FF
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