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Recognised as Colour

#DF87F2

  • #DF87F2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Violet

#DF87F2 is a violet with RGB values 223, 135, 242 and HSL 289°, 80%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#DF87F2#DF87F2
HEX#DF87F2
RGBrgb(223, 135, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.5294, 0.949
RGB percentages87.5%, 52.9%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(289.3, 80.5%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.3, 44.2%, 94.9%)
CMYK7.9%, 44.2%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,649,330
CSS custom property--colour: #DF87F2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39427WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.89:1
Contrast with white2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#20780D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#77A2F6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#90ACEFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.6 from the original
Tritanopia#E095B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 6.9Orchid · ΔE 9.8Medium orchid · ΔE 19.2Medium purple · ΔE 21.9Plum · ΔE 25.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 31.8
Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 6.92, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9AF287
Analogous#AA87F2, #F287CF
Triadic#F2DF87, #87F2DF
Split complementary#D0F287, #87F2AA
Tetradic#F2AA87, #9AF287, #87CFF2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F8E3FC
Lighter +10%#EBB5F7
Darker −10%#D359ED
Darker −20%#C62BE8
Darker −30%#AA16CA
Darker −40%#83119C
More saturated +25%#E77AFF
Less saturated −25%#D498E1

Channel breakdown

R223
G135
B242
Red223 (87.5%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue289.35°
Saturation (HSL)80.45%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DF · G 87 · B F2

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