Nerdulator> put something in

Recognised as Colour

#D17FFF

  • #D17FFF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#D17FFF is a violet with RGB values 209, 127, 255 and HSL 278°, 100%, 75%. 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

#D17FFF#D17FFF
HEX#D17FFF
RGBrgb(209, 127, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.8196, 0.498, 1
RGB percentages82%, 49.8%, 100%
HSLhsl(278.4, 100%, 74.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.4, 50.2%, 100%)
CMYK18%, 50.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,729,791
CSS custom property--colour: #D17FFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35954WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.19:1
Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#2E8000

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5F9DFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#78A3FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.3 from the original
Tritanopia#CC94B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 14.7Violet · ΔE 15.3Orchid · ΔE 17.5Medium purple · ΔE 20.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.4Dark orchid · ΔE 27.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 14.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ADFF7F
Analogous#917FFF, #FF7FED
Triadic#FFD17F, #7FFFD1
Split complementary#EDFF7F, #7FFF91
Tetradic#FF917F, #ADFF7F, #7FEDFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F6E5FF
Lighter +10%#E3B2FF
Darker −10%#BF4CFF
Darker −20%#AC19FF
Darker −30%#9300E5
Darker −40%#7200B2
More saturated +25%#D17FFF
Less saturated −25%#CD8FEF

Channel breakdown

R209
G127
B255
Red209 (82%)
Green127 (49.8%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue278.44°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness74.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D1 · G 7F · B FF

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “d17fff” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.