Recognised as Colour

#D78EEE

#D78EEE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Violet

#D78EEE is a violet with RGB values 215, 142, 238 and HSL 286°, 74%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#D78EEE#D78EEE

HEX#D78EEE

RGBrgb(215, 142, 238)

RGB (0–1)0.8431, 0.5569, 0.9333

RGB percentages84.3%, 55.7%, 93.3%

HSLhsl(285.6, 73.8%, 74.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(285.6, 40.3%, 93.3%)

CMYK9.7%, 40.3%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,126,830

CSS custom property--colour: #D78EEE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39966WCAG 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 8.99:1

Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4

Inverted#287111

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7FA5F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#92ACEBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.4 from the original

Tritanopia#D79AB3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 12.8 Orchid · ΔE 13.8 Plum · ΔE 19.4 Medium purple · ΔE 20.4 Medium orchid · ΔE 24.3 Slate blue · ΔE 32.5

Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 12.8, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#A5EE8E

Analogous#A78EEE, #EE8ED5

Triadic#EED78E, #8EEED7

Split complementary#D5EE8E, #8EEEA7

Tetradic#EEA78E, #A5EE8E, #8ED5EE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F6E7FB

Lighter +10%#E7BAF5

Darker −10%#C762E7

Darker −20%#B835E1

Darker −30%#9D1EC5

Darker −40%#7A1799

More saturated +25%#DF7EFE

Less saturated −25%#CF9EDE

Channel breakdown

R215

G142

B238

Red215 (84.3%)

Green142 (55.7%)

Blue238 (93.3%)

Hue285.63°

Saturation (HSL)73.85%

Lightness74.51%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR D7 · G 8E · B EE

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