Colour

#D272FF

#D272FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#D272FF is a violet with RGB values 210, 114, 255 and HSL 281°, 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

#D272FF#D272FF

HEX#D272FF

RGBrgb(210, 114, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.8235, 0.4471, 1

RGB percentages82.4%, 44.7%, 100%

HSLhsl(280.9, 100%, 72.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(280.9, 55.3%, 100%)

CMYK17.6%, 55.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,791,999

CSS custom property--colour: #D272FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32956WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness168 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.59:1

Contrast with white2.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#919191

Inverted#2D8D00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4B96FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#6D9EFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.8 from the original

Tritanopia#CE8AAEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.77:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 13.1 Violet · ΔE 19.5 Orchid · ΔE 21.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 22 Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.6 Medium purple · ΔE 25.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 13.06, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9FFF72

Analogous#8B72FF, #FF72E5

Triadic#FFD272, #72FFD2

Split complementary#E6FF72, #72FF8B

Tetradic#FF8B72, #9FFF72, #72E6FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F3D8FF

Lighter +10%#E2A5FF

Darker −10%#C23FFF

Darker −20%#B10CFF

Darker −30%#9300D8

Darker −40%#7000A5

More saturated +25%#D272FF

Less saturated −25%#CC84ED

Channel breakdown

R210

G114

B255

Red210 (82.4%)

Green114 (44.7%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue280.85°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness72.35%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR D2 · G 72 · B FF

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