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Recognised as Colour

#D27FEF

  • #D27FEF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Violet

#D27FEF is a violet with RGB values 210, 127, 239 and HSL 284°, 78%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#D27FEF#D27FEF
HEX#D27FEF
RGBrgb(210, 127, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.8235, 0.498, 0.9373
RGB percentages82.4%, 49.8%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(284.5, 77.8%, 71.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.5, 46.9%, 93.7%)
CMYK12.1%, 46.9%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,795,311
CSS custom property--colour: #D27FEF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35112WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.02:1
Contrast with white2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#2D8010

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6A9BF3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#82A3ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.8 from the original
Tritanopia#D18FACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 10Orchid · ΔE 11Medium orchid · ΔE 15.5Medium purple · ΔE 18.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.3Slate blue · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 9.97, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9CEF7F
Analogous#9A7FEF, #EF7FD4
Triadic#EFD27F, #7FEFD2
Split complementary#D4EF7F, #7FEF9A
Tetradic#EF9A7F, #9CEF7F, #7FD4EF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F2DAFA
Lighter +10%#E2ACF5
Darker −10%#C252E9
Darker −20%#B224E4
Darker −30%#9218BD
Darker −40%#6F1290
More saturated +25%#DA6FFF
Less saturated −25%#C991DD

Channel breakdown

R210
G127
B239
Red210 (82.4%)
Green127 (49.8%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue284.46°
Saturation (HSL)77.78%
Lightness71.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D2 · G 7F · B EF

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