Colour

#D397FF

#D397FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Violet

#D397FF is a violet with RGB values 211, 151, 255 and HSL 275°, 100%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

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HEX#D397FF

RGBrgb(211, 151, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.8275, 0.5922, 1

RGB percentages82.7%, 59.2%, 100%

HSLhsl(274.6, 100%, 79.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(274.6, 40.8%, 100%)

CMYK17.3%, 40.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,867,007

CSS custom property--colour: #D397FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43202WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness184.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.64:1

Contrast with white2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB

Inverted#2C6800

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#81ADFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34 from the original

Deuteranopia#90B1FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.6 from the original

Tritanopia#CEA7BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 16.6 Medium purple · ΔE 18.6 Orchid · ΔE 18.9 Plum · ΔE 22.9 Medium orchid · ΔE 25.8 Medium slateblue · ΔE 29.6

Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 16.64, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C3FF97

Analogous#9F97FF, #FF97F7

Triadic#FFD397, #97FFD3

Split complementary#F7FF97, #97FF9F

Tetradic#FF9F97, #C3FF97, #97F7FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FEFDFF

Lighter +10%#E9CAFF

Darker −10%#BD64FF

Darker −20%#A831FF

Darker −30%#9200FD

Darker −40%#7500CA

More saturated +25%#D397FF

Less saturated −25%#D1A4F2

Channel breakdown

R211

G151

B255

Red211 (82.7%)

Green151 (59.2%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue274.62°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness79.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR D3 · G 97 · B FF

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