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Recognised as Colour

#D47DE8

  • #D47DE8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#D47DE8 is a violet with RGB values 212, 125, 232 and HSL 289°, 70%, 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

#D47DE8#D47DE8
HEX#D47DE8
RGBrgb(212, 125, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.8314, 0.4902, 0.9098
RGB percentages83.1%, 49%, 91%
HSLhsl(288.8, 69.9%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.8, 46.1%, 91%)
CMYK8.6%, 46.1%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,925,864
CSS custom property--colour: #D47DE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3449WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.9:1
Contrast with white2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#2B8217

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6C99ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#85A2E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.6 from the original
Tritanopia#D58BA8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 8.2Violet · ΔE 8.3Medium orchid · ΔE 16.1Medium purple · ΔE 19.6Plum · ΔE 27Medium slateblue · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 8.22, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#91E87D
Analogous#9F7DE8, #E87DC6
Triadic#E8D47D, #7DE8D4
Split complementary#C6E87D, #7DE89E
Tetradic#E89E7D, #91E87D, #7DC6E8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F1D4F7
Lighter +10%#E2A8F0
Darker −10%#C652E0
Darker −20%#B726D9
Darker −30%#931FAD
Darker −40%#6E1782
More saturated +25%#E06AFB
Less saturated −25%#C890D5

Channel breakdown

R212
G125
B232
Red212 (83.1%)
Green125 (49%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue288.79°
Saturation (HSL)69.93%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D4 · G 7D · B E8

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