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Recognised as Colour

#D37FE6

  • #D37FE6
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#D37FE6 is a violet with RGB values 211, 127, 230 and HSL 289°, 67%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#D37FE6#D37FE6
HEX#D37FE6
RGBrgb(211, 127, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.8275, 0.498, 0.902
RGB percentages82.7%, 49.8%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(288.9, 67.3%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.9, 44.8%, 90.2%)
CMYK8.3%, 44.8%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,860,838
CSS custom property--colour: #D37FE6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34741WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.7 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#989898
Inverted#2C8019

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6F99EAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#87A2E3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42 from the original
Tritanopia#D48CA8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever 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

Orchid · ΔE 8.5Violet · ΔE 9Medium orchid · ΔE 17.8Medium purple · ΔE 19.3Plum · ΔE 24.8Slate blue · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 8.55, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#92E67F
Analogous#9F7FE6, #E67FC6
Triadic#E6D37F, #7FE6D3
Split complementary#C6E67F, #7FE69F
Tetradic#E69F7F, #92E67F, #7FC6E6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F0D4F7
Lighter +10%#E2AAEE
Darker −10%#C454DE
Darker −20%#B62AD5
Darker −30%#9121AB
Darker −40%#6D1980
More saturated +25%#DF6CF9
Less saturated −25%#C792D3

Channel breakdown

R211
G127
B230
Red211 (82.7%)
Green127 (49.8%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue288.93°
Saturation (HSL)67.32%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D3 · G 7F · B E6

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