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Recognised as Colour

#D451FF

  • #D451FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#D451FF is a violet with RGB values 212, 81, 255 and HSL 285°, 100%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#D451FF#D451FF
HEX#D451FF
RGBrgb(212, 81, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.8314, 0.3176, 1
RGB percentages83.1%, 31.8%, 100%
HSLhsl(285.2, 100%, 65.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285.2, 68.2%, 100%)
CMYK16.9%, 68.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,914,623
CSS custom property--colour: #D451FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27102WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.42:1
Contrast with white3.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.42:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#2BAE00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0086FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#5292FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.6 from the original
Tritanopia#D273A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.27:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 18.8Dark violet · ΔE 20.8Blue violet · ΔE 21.1Medium orchid · ΔE 23.1Fuchsia · ΔE 23.4Magenta · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 18.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7CFF51
Analogous#7D51FF, #FF51D3
Triadic#FFD451, #51FFD4
Split complementary#D3FF51, #51FF7D
Tetradic#FF7D51, #7CFF51, #51D3FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAEAFF
Lighter +20%#EDB7FF
Lighter +10%#E184FF
Darker −10%#C71EFF
Darker −20%#B000EA
Darker −30%#8A00B7
Darker −40%#630084
More saturated +25%#D451FF
Less saturated −25%#C967E9

Channel breakdown

R212
G81
B255
Red212 (83.1%)
Green81 (31.8%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue285.17°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness65.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D4 · G 51 · B FF

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