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Colour

#D27DE4

  • #D27DE4
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#D27DE4 is a violet with RGB values 210, 125, 228 and HSL 290°, 66%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#D27DE4#D27DE4
HEX#D27DE4
RGBrgb(210, 125, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.8235, 0.4902, 0.8941
RGB percentages82.4%, 49%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(289.5, 65.6%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.5, 45.2%, 89.4%)
CMYK7.9%, 45.2%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,794,788
CSS custom property--colour: #D27DE4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3397WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.79:1
Contrast with white2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#2D821B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6E98E8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#85A1E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.8 from the original
Tritanopia#D38AA6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 8Violet · ΔE 9Medium orchid · ΔE 17.3Medium purple · ΔE 19.3Plum · ΔE 25.1Slate blue · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 8.01, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8FE47D
Analogous#9F7DE4, #E47DC3
Triadic#E4D27D, #7DE4D2
Split complementary#C3E47D, #7DE49F
Tetradic#E49F7D, #8FE47D, #7DC3E4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFCFE
Lighter +20%#EFD1F6
Lighter +10%#E1A7ED
Darker −10%#C353DB
Darker −20%#B32BD0
Darker −30%#8F22A6
Darker −40%#6A1A7B
More saturated +25%#DF69F8
Less saturated −25%#C591D0

Channel breakdown

R210
G125
B228
Red210 (82.4%)
Green125 (49%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue289.51°
Saturation (HSL)65.61%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D2 · G 7D · B E4

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