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Colour

#D279FE

  • #D279FE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#D279FE is a violet with RGB values 210, 121, 254 and HSL 280°, 99%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#D279FE#D279FE
HEX#D279FE
RGBrgb(210, 121, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.8235, 0.4745, 0.9961
RGB percentages82.4%, 47.5%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(280.2, 98.5%, 73.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280.2, 52.4%, 99.6%)
CMYK17.3%, 52.4%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,793,790
CSS custom property--colour: #D279FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34532WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.91:1
Contrast with white2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#2D8601

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#579AFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#74A1FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.4 from the original
Tritanopia#CE8FB0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 13.1Violet · ΔE 16.4Orchid · ΔE 18.4Medium purple · ΔE 22.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.9Dark orchid · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 13.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A5FE79
Analogous#9079FE, #FE79E7
Triadic#FED279, #79FED2
Split complementary#E7FE79, #79FE90
Tetradic#FE9079, #A5FE79, #79E7FE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F4DEFF
Lighter +10%#E3ACFE
Darker −10%#C146FE
Darker −20%#B014FD
Darker −30%#9402DC
Darker −40%#7201AA
More saturated +25%#D278FF
Less saturated −25%#CC8AED

Channel breakdown

R210
G121
B254
Red210 (82.4%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue280.15°
Saturation (HSL)98.52%
Lightness73.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D2 · G 79 · B FE

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