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Recognised as Colour

#D87CED

  • #D87CED
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Violet

#D87CED is a violet with RGB values 216, 124, 237 and HSL 289°, 76%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#D87CED#D87CED
HEX#D87CED
RGBrgb(216, 124, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.4863, 0.9294
RGB percentages84.7%, 48.6%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(288.8, 75.8%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.8, 47.7%, 92.9%)
CMYK8.9%, 47.7%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,187,757
CSS custom property--colour: #D87CED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35129WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.03:1
Contrast with white2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#278312

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6A9AF1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#85A3EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.4 from the original
Tritanopia#D98BAAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 7.6Orchid · ΔE 8.9Medium orchid · ΔE 14.5Medium purple · ΔE 20.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 29.3Plum · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 7.62, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#91ED7C
Analogous#9F7CED, #ED7CCA
Triadic#EDD87C, #7CEDD8
Split complementary#C9ED7C, #7CEDA0
Tetradic#EDA07C, #91ED7C, #7CCAED

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F3D6F9
Lighter +10%#E5A9F3
Darker −10%#CB4FE7
Darker −20%#BD22E1
Darker −30%#9A19B7
Darker −40%#74138A
More saturated +25%#E36AFF
Less saturated −25%#CC8FDA

Channel breakdown

R216
G124
B237
Red216 (84.7%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue288.85°
Saturation (HSL)75.84%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D8 · G 7C · B ED

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