Recognised as Colour
#D78DEA
- #D78DEA
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Violet
#D78DEA is a violet with RGB values 215, 141, 234 and HSL 288°, 69%, 74%. 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
#D78DEA#D78DEA
HEX#D78DEA
RGBrgb(215, 141, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.8431, 0.5529, 0.9176
RGB percentages84.3%, 55.3%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(287.7, 68.9%, 73.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.7, 39.7%, 91.8%)
CMYK8.1%, 39.7%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,126,570
CSS custom property--colour: #D78DEA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39437WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.89:1
Contrast with white2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#287215
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A0EA8D
Analogous#A98DEA, #EA8DCE
Triadic#EAD78D, #8DEAD7
Split complementary#CEEA8D, #8DEAA9
Tetradic#EAA98D, #A0EA8D, #8DCEEA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R215
G141
B234
Red215 (84.3%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue287.74°
Saturation (HSL)68.89%
Lightness73.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D7 · G 8D · B EA
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