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Recognised as Colour

#D16FFF

  • #D16FFF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#D16FFF is a violet with RGB values 209, 111, 255 and HSL 281°, 100%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#D16FFF#D16FFF
HEX#D16FFF
RGBrgb(209, 111, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.8196, 0.4353, 1
RGB percentages82%, 43.5%, 100%
HSLhsl(280.8, 100%, 71.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280.8, 56.5%, 100%)
CMYK18%, 56.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,725,695
CSS custom property--colour: #D16FFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32144WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.43:1
Contrast with white2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#2E9000

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4594FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6A9CFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.5 from the original
Tritanopia#CD88ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 13.4Dark orchid · ΔE 20.8Violet · ΔE 20.9Orchid · ΔE 22.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.8Medium purple · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 13.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9DFF6F
Analogous#896FFF, #FF6FE5
Triadic#FFD16F, #6FFFD1
Split complementary#E5FF6F, #6FFF89
Tetradic#FF896F, #9DFF6F, #6FE5FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F2D5FF
Lighter +10%#E1A2FF
Darker −10%#C13CFF
Darker −20%#B009FF
Darker −30%#9100D5
Darker −40%#6E00A2
More saturated +25%#D16FFF
Less saturated −25%#CA81ED

Channel breakdown

R209
G111
B255
Red209 (82%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue280.83°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness71.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D1 · G 6F · B FF

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