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Recognised as Colour

#D679E9

  • #D679E9
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Violet

#D679E9 is a violet with RGB values 214, 121, 233 and HSL 290°, 72%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#D679E9#D679E9
HEX#D679E9
RGBrgb(214, 121, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.8392, 0.4745, 0.9137
RGB percentages83.9%, 47.5%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(289.8, 71.8%, 69.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.8, 48.1%, 91.4%)
CMYK8.2%, 48.1%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,055,913
CSS custom property--colour: #D679E9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33854WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.77:1
Contrast with white2.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#298616

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6797EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#83A1E6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.1 from the original
Tritanopia#D888A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 7.7Orchid · ΔE 8Medium orchid · ΔE 13.8Medium purple · ΔE 20.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 29.4Plum · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 7.67, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8CE979
Analogous#9E79E9, #E979C4
Triadic#E9D679, #79E9D6
Split complementary#C4E979, #79E99E
Tetradic#E99E79, #8CE979, #79C4E9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFCFF
Lighter +20%#F1D1F7
Lighter +10%#E3A5F0
Darker −10%#C94DE2
Darker −20%#BA24D8
Darker −30%#941CAD
Darker −40%#6F1581
More saturated +25%#E366FD
Less saturated −25%#C98DD6

Channel breakdown

R214
G121
B233
Red214 (83.9%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue289.82°
Saturation (HSL)71.79%
Lightness69.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D6 · G 79 · B E9

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