Recognised as Colour

#D79AEC

#D79AEC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#D79AEC is a violet with RGB values 215, 154, 236 and HSL 285°, 68%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#D79AEC

RGBrgb(215, 154, 236)

RGB (0–1)0.8431, 0.6039, 0.9255

RGB percentages84.3%, 60.4%, 92.5%

HSLhsl(284.6, 68.3%, 76.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(284.6, 34.7%, 92.5%)

CMYK8.9%, 34.7%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,129,900

CSS custom property--colour: #D79AEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43614WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness184.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.72:1

Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD

Inverted#286513

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8EACEFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#9DB2E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.4 from the original

Tritanopia#D7A4B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 11.3 Violet · ΔE 20.2 Orchid · ΔE 20.8 Medium purple · ΔE 24.5 Medium orchid · ΔE 32.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 33.7

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 11.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AFEC9A

Analogous#AE9AEC, #EC9AD8

Triadic#ECD79A, #9AECD7

Split complementary#D8EC9A, #9AECAE

Tetradic#ECAE9A, #AFEC9A, #9AD8EC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F9F0FC

Lighter +10%#E8C5F4

Darker −10%#C66FE4

Darker −20%#B544DC

Darker −30%#9E26C7

Darker −40%#7C1D9D

More saturated +25%#DE8BFB

Less saturated −25%#D0A9DD

Channel breakdown

R215

G154

B236

Red215 (84.3%)

Green154 (60.4%)

Blue236 (92.5%)

Hue284.63°

Saturation (HSL)68.33%

Lightness76.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR D7 · G 9A · B EC

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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