Colour

#DF8BF1

#DF8BF1
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Violet

#DF8BF1 is a violet with RGB values 223, 139, 241 and HSL 289°, 78%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#DF8BF1#DF8BF1

HEX#DF8BF1

RGBrgb(223, 139, 241)

RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.5451, 0.9451

RGB percentages87.5%, 54.5%, 94.5%

HSLhsl(289.4, 78.5%, 74.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(289.4, 42.3%, 94.5%)

CMYK7.5%, 42.3%, 0%, 5.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,650,353

CSS custom property--colour: #DF8BF1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40504WCAG 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 9.1:1

Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4

Inverted#20740E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7DA5F5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#93AEEEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42 from the original

Tritanopia#E198B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 8.4 Orchid · ΔE 10.8 Medium orchid · ΔE 21.5 Medium purple · ΔE 22 Plum · ΔE 22.9 Hot pink · ΔE 32.4

Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 8.44, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#9DF18B

Analogous#AC8BF1, #F18BD0

Triadic#F1DF8B, #8BF1DF

Split complementary#D0F18B, #8BF1AC

Tetradic#F1AC8B, #9DF18B, #8BD0F1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F8E6FC

Lighter +10%#ECB9F6

Darker −10%#D25DEC

Darker −20%#C630E6

Darker −30%#AB18CB

Darker −40%#85139D

More saturated +25%#E87DFF

Less saturated −25%#D49BE1

Channel breakdown

R223

G139

B241

Red223 (87.5%)

Green139 (54.5%)

Blue241 (94.5%)

Hue289.41°

Saturation (HSL)78.46%

Lightness74.51%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR DF · G 8B · B F1

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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