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Recognised as Colour

#D78AFA

  • #D78AFA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Violet

#D78AFA is a violet with RGB values 215, 138, 250 and HSL 281°, 92%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#D78AFA#D78AFA
HEX#D78AFA
RGBrgb(215, 138, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.8431, 0.5412, 0.9804
RGB percentages84.3%, 54.1%, 98%
HSLhsl(281.3, 91.8%, 76.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.3, 44.8%, 98%)
CMYK14%, 44.8%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,125,818
CSS custom property--colour: #D78AFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39526WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.91:1
Contrast with white2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#287505

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#74A4FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#89ABF7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.3 from the original
Tritanopia#D59AB6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 11.3Orchid · ΔE 13.9Medium purple · ΔE 19Medium orchid · ΔE 19.2Plum · ΔE 27.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 11.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ADFA8A
Analogous#9F8AFA, #FA8AE5
Triadic#FAD78A, #8AFAD7
Split complementary#E5FA8A, #8AFA9F
Tetradic#FA9F8A, #ADFA8A, #8AE5FA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F8ECFE
Lighter +10%#E8BBFC
Darker −10%#C659F8
Darker −20%#B628F6
Darker −30%#9E0AE1
Darker −40%#7C08B0
More saturated +25%#D985FF
Less saturated −25%#D199EB

Channel breakdown

R215
G138
B250
Red215 (84.3%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue281.25°
Saturation (HSL)91.8%
Lightness76.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D7 · G 8A · B FA

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