Colour
#DF99FF
- #DF99FF
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Violet
#DF99FF is a violet with RGB values 223, 153, 255 and HSL 281°, 100%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.
Colour values
#DF99FF#DF99FF
HEX#DF99FF
RGBrgb(223, 153, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.6, 1
RGB percentages87.5%, 60%, 100%
HSLhsl(281.2, 100%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.2, 40%, 100%)
CMYK12.5%, 40%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,653,951
CSS custom property--colour: #DF99FF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4569WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.14:1
Contrast with white2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#206600
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B9FF99
Analogous#AC99FF, #FF99EC
Triadic#FFDF99, #99FFDF
Split complementary#ECFF99, #99FFAC
Tetradic#FFAC99, #B9FF99, #99ECFF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R223
G153
B255
Red223 (87.5%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue281.18°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DF · G 99 · B FF
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