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Recognised as Colour

#D379FF

  • #D379FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#D379FF is a violet with RGB values 211, 121, 255 and HSL 280°, 100%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#D379FF#D379FF
HEX#D379FF
RGBrgb(211, 121, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.8275, 0.4745, 1
RGB percentages82.7%, 47.5%, 100%
HSLhsl(280.3, 100%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280.3, 52.5%, 100%)
CMYK17.3%, 52.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,859,327
CSS custom property--colour: #D379FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34744WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.95:1
Contrast with white2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#2C8600

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#579AFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#74A1FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.6 from the original
Tritanopia#CF8FB1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 13.3Violet · ΔE 16.6Orchid · ΔE 18.7Medium purple · ΔE 22.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.1Dark orchid · ΔE 24.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 13.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A5FF79
Analogous#9079FF, #FF79E8
Triadic#FFD379, #79FFD3
Split complementary#E8FF79, #79FF90
Tetradic#FF9079, #A5FF79, #79E8FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F4DFFF
Lighter +10%#E4ACFF
Darker −10%#C246FF
Darker −20%#B213FF
Darker −30%#9600DF
Darker −40%#7400AC
More saturated +25%#D379FF
Less saturated −25%#CD8AEE

Channel breakdown

R211
G121
B255
Red211 (82.7%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue280.3°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D3 · G 79 · B FF

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