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Recognised as Colour

#DF78FC

  • #DF78FC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#DF78FC is a violet with RGB values 223, 120, 252 and HSL 287°, 96%, 73%. 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

#DF78FC#DF78FC
HEX#DF78FC
RGBrgb(223, 120, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.4706, 0.9882
RGB percentages87.5%, 47.1%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(286.8, 95.7%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.8, 52.4%, 98.8%)
CMYK11.5%, 52.4%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,645,500
CSS custom property--colour: #DF78FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36149WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.8 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#979797
Inverted#208703

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5D9BFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#7FA6F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.3 from the original
Tritanopia#DF8CAFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.3 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

Medium orchid · ΔE 13.2Violet · ΔE 13.4Orchid · ΔE 16.1Medium purple · ΔE 25.8Dark orchid · ΔE 26.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 13.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#95FC78
Analogous#9D78FC, #FC78D7
Triadic#FCDF78, #78FCDF
Split complementary#D7FC78, #78FC9D
Tetradic#FC9D78, #95FC78, #78D7FC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F7DCFE
Lighter +10%#EBAAFD
Darker −10%#D346FB
Darker −20%#C714FA
Darker −30%#A805D6
Darker −40%#8104A4
More saturated +25%#E175FF
Less saturated −25%#D589EB

Channel breakdown

R223
G120
B252
Red223 (87.5%)
Green120 (47.1%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue286.82°
Saturation (HSL)95.65%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DF · G 78 · B FC

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