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Recognised as Colour

#D279E4

  • #D279E4
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#D279E4 is a violet with RGB values 210, 121, 228 and HSL 290°, 66%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#D279E4#D279E4
HEX#D279E4
RGBrgb(210, 121, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.8235, 0.4745, 0.8941
RGB percentages82.4%, 47.5%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(289.9, 66.5%, 68.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.9, 46.9%, 89.4%)
CMYK7.9%, 46.9%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,793,764
CSS custom property--colour: #D279E4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32978WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.6:1
Contrast with white2.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#2D861B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6995E8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#829FE1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.5 from the original
Tritanopia#D487A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 7.3Violet · ΔE 8.4Medium orchid · ΔE 15Medium purple · ΔE 19.7Plum · ΔE 27.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 7.27, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8BE479
Analogous#9C79E4, #E479C1
Triadic#E4D279, #79E4D2
Split complementary#C1E479, #79E49C
Tetradic#E49C79, #8BE479, #79C1E4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDF8FE
Lighter +20%#EFCEF5
Lighter +10%#E0A3ED
Darker −10%#C44FDB
Darker −20%#B229CE
Darker −30%#8D21A3
Darker −40%#681879
More saturated +25%#DF65F8
Less saturated −25%#C58DD0

Channel breakdown

R210
G121
B228
Red210 (82.4%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue289.91°
Saturation (HSL)66.46%
Lightness68.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D2 · G 79 · B E4

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