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Recognised as Colour

#D462FE

  • #D462FE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#D462FE is a violet with RGB values 212, 98, 254 and HSL 284°, 99%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#D462FE#D462FE
HEX#D462FE
RGBrgb(212, 98, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.8314, 0.3843, 0.9961
RGB percentages83.1%, 38.4%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(283.8, 98.7%, 69%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.8, 61.4%, 99.6%)
CMYK16.5%, 61.4%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,918,974
CSS custom property--colour: #D462FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29888WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.98:1
Contrast with white3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#2B9D01

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2D8EFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#6298FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.5 from the original
Tritanopia#D17EA7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 16.3Dark orchid · ΔE 18.4Blue violet · ΔE 25.3Violet · ΔE 25.9Dark violet · ΔE 26.3Orchid · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 16.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8CFE62
Analogous#8662FE, #FE62DA
Triadic#FED462, #62FED4
Split complementary#DAFE62, #62FE86
Tetradic#FE8662, #8CFE62, #62DAFE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFAFF
Lighter +20%#F0C7FF
Lighter +10%#E295FE
Darker −10%#C62FFE
Darker −20%#B602F8
Darker −30%#9101C6
Darker −40%#6C0193
More saturated +25%#D461FF
Less saturated −25%#CB76EA

Channel breakdown

R212
G98
B254
Red212 (83.1%)
Green98 (38.4%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue283.85°
Saturation (HSL)98.73%
Lightness69.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D4 · G 62 · B FE

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