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Recognised as Colour

#D462F3

  • #D462F3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#D462F3 is a violet with RGB values 212, 98, 243 and HSL 287°, 86%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#D462F3#D462F3
HEX#D462F3
RGBrgb(212, 98, 243)
RGB (0–1)0.8314, 0.3843, 0.9529
RGB percentages83.1%, 38.4%, 95.3%
HSLhsl(287.2, 85.8%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.2, 59.7%, 95.3%)
CMYK12.8%, 59.7%, 0%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,918,963
CSS custom property--colour: #D462F3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29203WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.84:1
Contrast with white3.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#2B9D0C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3C8CF8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6997EFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56 from the original
Tritanopia#D47AA2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.07:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 11.6Dark orchid · ΔE 18.8Violet · ΔE 21Orchid · ΔE 21.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.6Blue violet · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 11.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#81F362
Analogous#8C62F3, #F362C9
Triadic#F3D462, #62F3D4
Split complementary#C9F362, #62F38C
Tetradic#F38C62, #81F362, #62C9F3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBF0FE
Lighter +20%#EEC1FA
Lighter +10%#E191F7
Darker −10%#C733EF
Darker −20%#B211DE
Darker −30%#8C0DAF
Darker −40%#660A7F
More saturated +25%#DB56FF
Less saturated −25%#C877DE

Channel breakdown

R212
G98
B243
Red212 (83.1%)
Green98 (38.4%)
Blue243 (95.3%)
Hue287.17°
Saturation (HSL)85.8%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D4 · G 62 · B F3

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