Colour

#D17AFC

#D17AFC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#D17AFC is a violet with RGB values 209, 122, 252 and HSL 280°, 96%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#D17AFC

RGBrgb(209, 122, 252)

RGB (0–1)0.8196, 0.4784, 0.9882

RGB percentages82%, 47.8%, 98.8%

HSLhsl(280.2, 95.6%, 73.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(280.2, 51.6%, 98.8%)

CMYK17.1%, 51.6%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,728,508

CSS custom property--colour: #D17AFC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34503WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness170.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.9:1

Contrast with white2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#969696

Inverted#2E8503

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5A9AFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#76A1F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.4 from the original

Tritanopia#CD8FB0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 13 Violet · ΔE 15.4 Orchid · ΔE 17.3 Medium purple · ΔE 21.1 Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.8 Dark orchid · ΔE 25.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 13.03, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A5FC7A

Analogous#907AFC, #FC7AE6

Triadic#FCD17A, #7AFCD1

Split complementary#E6FC7A, #7AFC90

Tetradic#FC907A, #A5FC7A, #7AE6FC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F4DEFE

Lighter +10%#E2ACFD

Darker −10%#C048FB

Darker −20%#AF16FA

Darker −30%#9205D8

Darker −40%#7104A6

More saturated +25%#D277FF

Less saturated −25%#CB8BEB

Channel breakdown

R209

G122

B252

Red209 (82%)

Green122 (47.8%)

Blue252 (98.8%)

Hue280.15°

Saturation (HSL)95.59%

Lightness73.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR D1 · G 7A · B FC

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