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Recognised as Colour

#D356F0

  • #D356F0
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#D356F0 is a violet with RGB values 211, 86, 240 and HSL 289°, 84%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#D356F0#D356F0
HEX#D356F0
RGBrgb(211, 86, 240)
RGB (0–1)0.8275, 0.3373, 0.9412
RGB percentages82.7%, 33.7%, 94.1%
HSLhsl(288.7, 83.7%, 63.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.7, 64.2%, 94.1%)
CMYK12.1%, 64.2%, 0%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,850,352
CSS custom property--colour: #D356F0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26796WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.36:1
Contrast with white3.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.36:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#2CA90F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2585F5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6192ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60 from the original
Tritanopia#D4719Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.3:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 14.4Dark orchid · ΔE 16.8Dark violet · ΔE 25.2Violet · ΔE 25.5Blue violet · ΔE 25.6Orchid · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 14.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#73F056
Analogous#8656F0, #F056C0
Triadic#F0D356, #56F0D3
Split complementary#C0F056, #56F086
Tetradic#F08656, #73F056, #56C0F0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8E3FC
Lighter +20%#EBB4F8
Lighter +10%#DF85F4
Darker −10%#C727EC
Darker −20%#AA12CE
Darker −30%#840E9F
Darker −40%#5D0A70
More saturated +25%#DC47FF
Less saturated −25%#C56DD9

Channel breakdown

R211
G86
B240
Red211 (82.7%)
Green86 (33.7%)
Blue240 (94.1%)
Hue288.7°
Saturation (HSL)83.7%
Lightness63.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D3 · G 56 · B F0

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