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Recognised as Colour

#D477FC

  • #D477FC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#D477FC is a violet with RGB values 212, 119, 252 and HSL 282°, 96%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#D477FC#D477FC
HEX#D477FC
RGBrgb(212, 119, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.8314, 0.4667, 0.9882
RGB percentages83.1%, 46.7%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(282, 95.7%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282, 52.8%, 98.8%)
CMYK15.9%, 52.8%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,924,348
CSS custom property--colour: #D477FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34219WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.84:1
Contrast with white2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#2B8803

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5799FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#75A1F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.9 from the original
Tritanopia#D18CAFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 12.4Violet · ΔE 15.8Orchid · ΔE 17.8Medium purple · ΔE 23Dark orchid · ΔE 24.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 12.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9FFC77
Analogous#9177FC, #FC77E2
Triadic#FCD477, #77FCD4
Split complementary#E2FC77, #77FC91
Tetradic#FC9177, #9FFC77, #77E2FC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F4DBFE
Lighter +10%#E4A9FD
Darker −10%#C445FB
Darker −20%#B413FA
Darker −30%#9705D5
Darker −40%#7304A3
More saturated +25%#D574FF
Less saturated −25%#CD88EB

Channel breakdown

R212
G119
B252
Red212 (83.1%)
Green119 (46.7%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue281.95°
Saturation (HSL)95.68%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D4 · G 77 · B FC

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