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Recognised as Colour

#DF85F4

  • #DF85F4
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Violet

#DF85F4 is a violet with RGB values 223, 133, 244 and HSL 289°, 83%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#DF85F4#DF85F4
HEX#DF85F4
RGBrgb(223, 133, 244)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.5216, 0.9569
RGB percentages87.5%, 52.2%, 95.7%
HSLhsl(288.6, 83.5%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.6, 45.5%, 95.7%)
CMYK8.6%, 45.5%, 0%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,648,820
CSS custom property--colour: #DF85F4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38995WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.8:1
Contrast with white2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#207A0B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#74A1F8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#8DABF1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.7 from the original
Tritanopia#E094B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 6.8Orchid · ΔE 10.1Medium orchid · ΔE 17.7Medium purple · ΔE 22Plum · ΔE 27.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 6.81, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9AF485
Analogous#A785F4, #F485D2
Triadic#F4DF85, #85F4DF
Split complementary#D2F485, #85F4A8
Tetradic#F4A885, #9AF485, #85D2F4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F8E3FC
Lighter +10%#EBB4F8
Darker −10%#D356F0
Darker −20%#C627EC
Darker −30%#AA13CD
Darker −40%#830E9F
More saturated +25%#E67AFF
Less saturated −25%#D596E3

Channel breakdown

R223
G133
B244
Red223 (87.5%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue244 (95.7%)
Hue288.65°
Saturation (HSL)83.46%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DF · G 85 · B F4

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