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Colour

#D36DFF

  • #D36DFF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#D36DFF is a violet with RGB values 211, 109, 255 and HSL 282°, 100%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#D36DFF#D36DFF
HEX#D36DFF
RGBrgb(211, 109, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.8275, 0.4275, 1
RGB percentages82.7%, 42.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(281.9, 100%, 71.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.9, 57.3%, 100%)
CMYK17.3%, 57.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,856,255
CSS custom property--colour: #D36DFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32006WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.4:1
Contrast with white2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#2C9200

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4294FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#6A9CFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.9 from the original
Tritanopia#CF86ACno 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 text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 13.7Dark orchid · ΔE 20.5Violet · ΔE 21.5Orchid · ΔE 23.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.9Medium purple · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 13.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#99FF6D
Analogous#8A6DFF, #FF6DE2
Triadic#FFD36D, #6DFFD3
Split complementary#E2FF6D, #6DFF8A
Tetradic#FF8A6D, #99FF6D, #6DE2FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F2D3FF
Lighter +10%#E2A0FF
Darker −10%#C43AFF
Darker −20%#B407FF
Darker −30%#9300D3
Darker −40%#7000A0
More saturated +25%#D36DFF
Less saturated −25%#CC7FED

Channel breakdown

R211
G109
B255
Red211 (82.7%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue281.92°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness71.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D3 · G 6D · B FF

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