Recognised as Colour

#DE7CF5

#DE7CF5
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Violet

#DE7CF5 is a violet with RGB values 222, 124, 245 and HSL 289°, 86%, 72%. 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

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HEX#DE7CF5

RGBrgb(222, 124, 245)

RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.4863, 0.9608

RGB percentages87.1%, 48.6%, 96.1%

HSLhsl(288.6, 85.8%, 72.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(288.6, 49.4%, 96.1%)

CMYK9.4%, 49.4%, 0%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,580,981

CSS custom property--colour: #DE7CF5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36537WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness174.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.31:1

Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A

Inverted#21830A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#679CF9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47 from the original

Deuteranopia#85A6F2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48 from the original

Tritanopia#DF8DADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 8.8 Orchid · ΔE 11.5 Medium orchid · ΔE 13.8 Medium purple · ΔE 23.3 Medium slateblue · ΔE 29.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 29.3

Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 8.76, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#93F57C

Analogous#A17CF5, #F57CD0

Triadic#F5DE7C, #7CF5DE

Split complementary#D0F57C, #7CF5A1

Tetradic#F5A17C, #93F57C, #7CD0F5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F6DBFC

Lighter +10%#EAABF9

Darker −10%#D24DF1

Darker −20%#C61DEE

Darker −30%#A50FC9

Darker −40%#7E0C99

More saturated +25%#E472FF

Less saturated −25%#D38EE3

Channel breakdown

R222

G124

B245

Red222 (87.1%)

Green124 (48.6%)

Blue245 (96.1%)

Hue288.6°

Saturation (HSL)85.82%

Lightness72.35%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR DE · G 7C · B F5

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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