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Recognised as Colour

#DF8DFB

  • #DF8DFB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Violet

#DF8DFB is a violet with RGB values 223, 141, 251 and HSL 285°, 93%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#DF8DFB#DF8DFB
HEX#DF8DFB
RGBrgb(223, 141, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.5529, 0.9843
RGB percentages87.5%, 55.3%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(284.7, 93.2%, 76.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.7, 43.8%, 98.4%)
CMYK11.2%, 43.8%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,650,875
CSS custom property--colour: #DF8DFB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41703WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.34:1
Contrast with white2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#207204

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7AA8FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#90B0F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42 from the original
Tritanopia#DE9CB8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 9.4Orchid · ΔE 12.9Medium orchid · ΔE 20.4Medium purple · ΔE 21.3Plum · ΔE 26.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 9.39, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A9FB8D
Analogous#A88DFB, #FB8DE0
Triadic#FBDF8D, #8DFBDF
Split complementary#E0FB8D, #8DFBA8
Tetradic#FBA88D, #A9FB8D, #8DE0FB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBF0FE
Lighter +10%#EDBEFD
Darker −10%#D15CF9
Darker −20%#C32AF8
Darker −30%#AE08E7
Darker −40%#8906B6
More saturated +25%#E189FF
Less saturated −25%#D89CEC

Channel breakdown

R223
G141
B251
Red223 (87.5%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue284.73°
Saturation (HSL)93.22%
Lightness76.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DF · G 8D · B FB

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