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Colour

#D879EC

  • #D879EC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Violet

#D879EC is a violet with RGB values 216, 121, 236 and HSL 290°, 75%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#D879EC#D879EC
HEX#D879EC
RGBrgb(216, 121, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.4745, 0.9255
RGB percentages84.7%, 47.5%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(289.6, 75.2%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.6, 48.7%, 92.5%)
CMYK8.5%, 48.7%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,186,988
CSS custom property--colour: #D879EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3433WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.87:1
Contrast with white2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#278613

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6698F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#83A2E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.9 from the original
Tritanopia#DA88A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 7.8Orchid · ΔE 8.9Medium orchid · ΔE 13.3Medium purple · ΔE 21.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 29.2Dark orchid · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 7.82, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8DEC79
Analogous#9F79EC, #EC79C6
Triadic#ECD879, #79ECD8
Split complementary#C6EC79, #79EC9F
Tetradic#EC9F79, #8DEC79, #79C6EC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F2D2F9
Lighter +10%#E5A6F2
Darker −10%#CB4CE6
Darker −20%#BE20DF
Darker −30%#9819B3
Darker −40%#721386
More saturated +25%#E466FF
Less saturated −25%#CC8CD9

Channel breakdown

R216
G121
B236
Red216 (84.7%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue289.57°
Saturation (HSL)75.16%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D8 · G 79 · B EC

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