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Recognised as Colour

#D470EC

  • #D470EC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#D470EC is a violet with RGB values 212, 112, 236 and HSL 288°, 77%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#D470EC#D470EC
HEX#D470EC
RGBrgb(212, 112, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.8314, 0.4392, 0.9255
RGB percentages83.1%, 43.9%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(288.4, 76.5%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.4, 52.5%, 92.5%)
CMYK10.2%, 52.5%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,922,540
CSS custom property--colour: #D470EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31642WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.33:1
Contrast with white2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#2B8F13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5992F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#799CE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.3 from the original
Tritanopia#D582A4no 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 text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 9.6Violet · ΔE 11.7Orchid · ΔE 12.2Medium purple · ΔE 22.7Dark orchid · ΔE 25.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 9.56, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#88EC70
Analogous#9670EC, #EC70C6
Triadic#ECD470, #70ECD4
Split complementary#C6EC70, #70EC96
Tetradic#EC9670, #88EC70, #70C6EC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDF7FE
Lighter +20%#EFCAF8
Lighter +10%#E29DF2
Darker −10%#C643E6
Darker −20%#B51DD9
Darker −30%#8F17AC
Darker −40%#6A117F
More saturated +25%#E05DFF
Less saturated −25%#C884D8

Channel breakdown

R212
G112
B236
Red212 (83.1%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue288.39°
Saturation (HSL)76.54%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D4 · G 70 · B EC

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