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Recognised as Colour

#D74EFC

  • #D74EFC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#D74EFC is a violet with RGB values 215, 78, 252 and HSL 287°, 97%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#D74EFC#D74EFC
HEX#D74EFC
RGBrgb(215, 78, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.8431, 0.3059, 0.9882
RGB percentages84.3%, 30.6%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(287.2, 96.7%, 64.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.2, 69%, 98.8%)
CMYK14.7%, 69%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,110,460
CSS custom property--colour: #D74EFC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26924WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.38:1
Contrast with white3.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.38:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#28B103

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0085FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61 from the original
Deuteranopia#5692F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.2 from the original
Tritanopia#D670A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.29:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 19.1Dark violet · ΔE 21.1Blue violet · ΔE 22.1Fuchsia · ΔE 22.1Magenta · ΔE 22.1Medium orchid · ΔE 23
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 19.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#73FC4E
Analogous#804EFC, #FC4ECA
Triadic#FCD74E, #4EFCD7
Split complementary#CAFC4E, #4EFC80
Tetradic#FC804E, #73FC4E, #4ECAFC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9E4FF
Lighter +20%#EEB2FE
Lighter +10%#E280FD
Darker −10%#CC1CFB
Darker −20%#B104E0
Darker −30%#8A03AE
Darker −40%#62027C
More saturated +25%#D94BFF
Less saturated −25%#CA64E6

Channel breakdown

R215
G78
B252
Red215 (84.3%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue287.24°
Saturation (HSL)96.67%
Lightness64.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D7 · G 4E · B FC

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