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Recognised as Colour

#DD78FF

  • #DD78FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#DD78FF is a violet with RGB values 221, 120, 255 and HSL 285°, 100%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#DD78FF#DD78FF
HEX#DD78FF
RGBrgb(221, 120, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.4706, 1
RGB percentages86.7%, 47.1%, 100%
HSLhsl(284.9, 100%, 73.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.9, 52.9%, 100%)
CMYK13.3%, 52.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,514,431
CSS custom property--colour: #DD78FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36025WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.21:1
Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#228700

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5A9BFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#7BA5FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.8 from the original
Tritanopia#DC8DB1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 13.5Violet · ΔE 15.2Orchid · ΔE 17.8Dark orchid · ΔE 25.4Medium purple · ΔE 25.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 13.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9AFF78
Analogous#9A78FF, #FF78DD
Triadic#FFDD78, #78FFDD
Split complementary#DDFF78, #78FF9A
Tetradic#FF9A78, #9AFF78, #78DDFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F7DEFF
Lighter +10%#EAABFF
Darker −10%#D045FF
Darker −20%#C312FF
Darker −30%#A600DE
Darker −40%#8000AB
More saturated +25%#DD78FF
Less saturated −25%#D589EE

Channel breakdown

R221
G120
B255
Red221 (86.7%)
Green120 (47.1%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue284.89°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness73.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DD · G 78 · B FF

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