Recognised as Colour

#D17CE4

#D17CE4
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#D17CE4 is a violet with RGB values 209, 124, 228 and HSL 289°, 66%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#D17CE4

RGBrgb(209, 124, 228)

RGB (0–1)0.8196, 0.4863, 0.8941

RGB percentages82%, 48.6%, 89.4%

HSLhsl(289, 65.8%, 69%)

HSV / HSBhsv(289, 45.6%, 89.4%)

CMYK8.3%, 45.6%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,728,996

CSS custom property--colour: #D17CE4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33572WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness167.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.71:1

Contrast with white2.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#969696

Inverted#2E831B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6C97E8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#84A0E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.8 from the original

Tritanopia#D289A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.72:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 8.1 Violet · ΔE 9.1 Medium orchid · ΔE 16.7 Medium purple · ΔE 19 Plum · ΔE 25.7 Slate blue · ΔE 29.7

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 8.05, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8FE47C

Analogous#9D7CE4, #E47CC3

Triadic#E4D17C, #7CE4D1

Split complementary#C3E47C, #7CE49D

Tetradic#E49D7C, #8FE47C, #7CC3E4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEFBFE

Lighter +20%#EFD1F5

Lighter +10%#E0A6ED

Darker −10%#C252DB

Darker −20%#B12BCF

Darker −30%#8D22A5

Darker −40%#69197B

More saturated +25%#DE68F8

Less saturated −25%#C490D0

Channel breakdown

R209

G124

B228

Red209 (82%)

Green124 (48.6%)

Blue228 (89.4%)

Hue289.04°

Saturation (HSL)65.82%

Lightness69.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR D1 · G 7C · B E4

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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