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Recognised as Colour

#D786EA

  • #D786EA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Violet

#D786EA is a violet with RGB values 215, 134, 234 and HSL 289°, 70%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#D786EA#D786EA
HEX#D786EA
RGBrgb(215, 134, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.8431, 0.5255, 0.9176
RGB percentages84.3%, 52.5%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(288.6, 70.4%, 72.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.6, 42.7%, 91.8%)
CMYK8.1%, 42.7%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,124,778
CSS custom property--colour: #D786EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37438WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.49:1
Contrast with white2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#287915

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#779FEEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#8DA8E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41 from the original
Tritanopia#D893ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 9.7Orchid · ΔE 10.3Medium purple · ΔE 20.2Medium orchid · ΔE 20.7Plum · ΔE 22.4Slate blue · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 9.68, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#99EA86
Analogous#A586EA, #EA86CB
Triadic#EAD786, #86EAD7
Split complementary#CBEA86, #86EAA5
Tetradic#EAA586, #99EA86, #86CBEA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F4DDF9
Lighter +10%#E5B1F2
Darker −10%#C95BE2
Darker −20%#BA2FDB
Darker −30%#9A20B7
Darker −40%#76188C
More saturated +25%#E274FC
Less saturated −25%#CC98D8

Channel breakdown

R215
G134
B234
Red215 (84.3%)
Green134 (52.5%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue288.6°
Saturation (HSL)70.42%
Lightness72.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D7 · G 86 · B EA

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