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Recognised as Colour

#D74EFF

  • #D74EFF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#D74EFF is a violet with RGB values 215, 78, 255 and HSL 286°, 100%, 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

#D74EFF#D74EFF
HEX#D74EFF
RGBrgb(215, 78, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.8431, 0.3059, 1
RGB percentages84.3%, 30.6%, 100%
HSLhsl(286.4, 100%, 65.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.4, 69.4%, 100%)
CMYK15.7%, 69.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,110,463
CSS custom property--colour: #D74EFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27116WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.42:1
Contrast with white3.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.42:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#28B100

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0086FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#5392FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.1 from the original
Tritanopia#D571A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.27:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 19.7Dark violet · ΔE 20.8Blue violet · ΔE 21.6Fuchsia · ΔE 21.7Magenta · ΔE 21.7Medium orchid · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 19.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#76FF4E
Analogous#7F4EFF, #FF4ECE
Triadic#FFD74E, #4EFFD7
Split complementary#CEFF4E, #4EFF7F
Tetradic#FF7F4E, #76FF4E, #4ECEFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAE7FF
Lighter +20%#EEB4FF
Lighter +10%#E381FF
Darker −10%#CB1BFF
Darker −20%#B300E7
Darker −30%#8B00B4
Darker −40%#640081
More saturated +25%#D74EFF
Less saturated −25%#CB64E9

Channel breakdown

R215
G78
B255
Red215 (84.3%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue286.44°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness65.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D7 · G 4E · B FF

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