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Recognised as Colour

#DC7DF0

  • #DC7DF0
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Violet

#DC7DF0 is a violet with RGB values 220, 125, 240 and HSL 290°, 79%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#DC7DF0#DC7DF0
HEX#DC7DF0
RGBrgb(220, 125, 240)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.4902, 0.9412
RGB percentages86.3%, 49%, 94.1%
HSLhsl(289.6, 79.3%, 71.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.6, 47.9%, 94.1%)
CMYK8.3%, 47.9%, 0%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,450,160
CSS custom property--colour: #DC7DF0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36174WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.23:1
Contrast with white2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#23820F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6B9BF4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#87A6EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47 from the original
Tritanopia#DE8CACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 7.1Orchid · ΔE 9.3Medium orchid · ΔE 14.6Medium purple · ΔE 22.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 29.9Plum · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 7.08, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#91F07D
Analogous#A37DF0, #F07DCA
Triadic#F0DC7D, #7DF0DC
Split complementary#CAF07D, #7DF0A3
Tetradic#F0A37D, #91F07D, #7DCAF0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F5D8FB
Lighter +10%#E8ABF5
Darker −10%#D04FEB
Darker −20%#C322E5
Darker −30%#A116BE
Darker −40%#7A1190
More saturated +25%#E66EFF
Less saturated −25%#D08FDE

Channel breakdown

R220
G125
B240
Red220 (86.3%)
Green125 (49%)
Blue240 (94.1%)
Hue289.57°
Saturation (HSL)79.31%
Lightness71.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DC · G 7D · B F0

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