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Recognised as Colour

#D27AEC

  • #D27AEC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Violet

#D27AEC is a violet with RGB values 210, 122, 236 and HSL 286°, 75%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#D27AEC#D27AEC
HEX#D27AEC
RGBrgb(210, 122, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.8235, 0.4784, 0.9255
RGB percentages82.4%, 47.8%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(286.3, 75%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.3, 48.3%, 92.5%)
CMYK11%, 48.3%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,794,028
CSS custom property--colour: #D27AEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33677WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.74:1
Contrast with white2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#2D8513

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6597F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#7FA0E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.6 from the original
Tritanopia#D28AA8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 9.5Orchid · ΔE 10Medium orchid · ΔE 13.5Medium purple · ΔE 19.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.4Slate blue · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 9.52, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#94EC7A
Analogous#997AEC, #EC7ACD
Triadic#ECD27A, #7AECD2
Split complementary#CDEC7A, #7AEC99
Tetradic#EC997A, #94EC7A, #7ACDEC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F0D3F9
Lighter +10%#E1A7F2
Darker −10%#C34DE6
Darker −20%#B421DF
Darker −30%#901AB3
Darker −40%#6C1387
More saturated +25%#DC67FF
Less saturated −25%#C88DD9

Channel breakdown

R210
G122
B236
Red210 (82.4%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue286.32°
Saturation (HSL)75%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D2 · G 7A · B EC

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