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Recognised as Colour

#DF86FF

  • #DF86FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Violet

#DF86FF is a violet with RGB values 223, 134, 255 and HSL 284°, 100%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#DF86FF#DF86FF
HEX#DF86FF
RGBrgb(223, 134, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.5255, 1
RGB percentages87.5%, 52.5%, 100%
HSLhsl(284.1, 100%, 76.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.1, 47.5%, 100%)
CMYK12.5%, 47.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,649,087
CSS custom property--colour: #DF86FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39958WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.99:1
Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#207900

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6FA4FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#89ACFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.8 from the original
Tritanopia#DE97B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 10.3Orchid · ΔE 14Medium orchid · ΔE 16.8Medium purple · ΔE 22.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.3Dark orchid · ΔE 31.6
Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 10.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A6FF86
Analogous#A386FF, #FF86E3
Triadic#FFDF86, #86FFDF
Split complementary#E2FF86, #86FFA3
Tetradic#FFA386, #A6FF86, #86E2FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FAECFF
Lighter +10%#ECB9FF
Darker −10%#D253FF
Darker −20%#C420FF
Darker −30%#AE00EC
Darker −40%#8800B9
More saturated +25%#DF86FF
Less saturated −25%#D895F0

Channel breakdown

R223
G134
B255
Red223 (87.5%)
Green134 (52.5%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue284.13°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness76.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DF · G 86 · B FF

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