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Recognised as Colour

#D372EE

  • #D372EE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#D372EE is a violet with RGB values 211, 114, 238 and HSL 287°, 78%, 69%. 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

#D372EE#D372EE
HEX#D372EE
RGBrgb(211, 114, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.8275, 0.4471, 0.9333
RGB percentages82.7%, 44.7%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(286.9, 78.5%, 69%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.9, 52.1%, 93.3%)
CMYK11.3%, 52.1%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,857,518
CSS custom property--colour: #D372EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32057WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.41:1
Contrast with white2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#2C8D11

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5A93F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47 from the original
Deuteranopia#789DEBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.7 from the original
Tritanopia#D384A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 10Violet · ΔE 11.9Orchid · ΔE 12.6Medium purple · ΔE 22Dark orchid · ΔE 25.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 10.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8DEE72
Analogous#9572EE, #EE72CB
Triadic#EED372, #72EED3
Split complementary#CBEE72, #72EE95
Tetradic#EE9572, #8DEE72, #72CBEE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFBFE
Lighter +20%#EFCDF9
Lighter +10%#E1A0F3
Darker −10%#C544E9
Darker −20%#B41BDF
Darker −30%#9015B2
Darker −40%#6B1084
More saturated +25%#DD61FF
Less saturated −25%#C886DA

Channel breakdown

R211
G114
B238
Red211 (82.7%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue286.94°
Saturation (HSL)78.48%
Lightness69.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D3 · G 72 · B EE

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