Colour

#D172FF

#D172FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#D172FF is a violet with RGB values 209, 114, 255 and HSL 280°, 100%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#D172FF#D172FF

HEX#D172FF

RGBrgb(209, 114, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.8196, 0.4471, 1

RGB percentages82%, 44.7%, 100%

HSLhsl(280.4, 100%, 72.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(280.4, 55.3%, 100%)

CMYK18%, 55.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,726,463

CSS custom property--colour: #D172FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3281WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness167.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.56:1

Contrast with white2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#909090

Inverted#2E8D00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4A96FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#6C9DFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.2 from the original

Tritanopia#CD8AAEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 13.1 Violet · ΔE 19.7 Orchid · ΔE 21.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 21.9 Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.3 Medium purple · ΔE 25.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 13.07, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A0FF72

Analogous#8A72FF, #FF72E7

Triadic#FFD172, #72FFD1

Split complementary#E6FF72, #72FF8A

Tetradic#FF8A72, #A0FF72, #72E7FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F2D8FF

Lighter +10%#E2A5FF

Darker −10%#C03FFF

Darker −20%#B00CFF

Darker −30%#9200D8

Darker −40%#6F00A5

More saturated +25%#D172FF

Less saturated −25%#CB84ED

Channel breakdown

R209

G114

B255

Red209 (82%)

Green114 (44.7%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue280.43°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness72.35%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR D1 · G 72 · B FF

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