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Recognised as Colour

#DB7DFB

  • #DB7DFB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Violet

#DB7DFB is a violet with RGB values 219, 125, 251 and HSL 285°, 94%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#DB7DFB#DB7DFB
HEX#DB7DFB
RGBrgb(219, 125, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.4902, 0.9843
RGB percentages85.9%, 49%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(284.8, 94%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.8, 50.2%, 98.4%)
CMYK12.7%, 50.2%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,384,635
CSS custom property--colour: #DB7DFB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36692WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.34:1
Contrast with white2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#248204

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#649DFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46 from the original
Deuteranopia#80A6F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.3 from the original
Tritanopia#DA90B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 11.7Medium orchid · ΔE 13.8Orchid · ΔE 14.5Medium purple · ΔE 22.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.2Dark orchid · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 11.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9DFB7D
Analogous#9C7DFB, #FB7DDC
Triadic#FBDB7D, #7DFBDB
Split complementary#DCFB7D, #7DFB9C
Tetradic#FB9C7D, #9DFB7D, #7DDCFB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F6E0FE
Lighter +10%#E9AEFD
Darker −10%#CD4CF9
Darker −20%#C01AF8
Darker −30%#A307D8
Darker −40%#7E05A7
More saturated +25%#DD79FF
Less saturated −25%#D38EEA

Channel breakdown

R219
G125
B251
Red219 (85.9%)
Green125 (49%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue284.76°
Saturation (HSL)94.03%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DB · G 7D · B FB

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