Recognised as Colour

#D491FD

#D491FD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Violet

#D491FD is a violet with RGB values 212, 145, 253 and HSL 277°, 96%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#D491FD#D491FD

HEX#D491FD

RGBrgb(212, 145, 253)

RGB (0–1)0.8314, 0.5686, 0.9922

RGB percentages83.1%, 56.9%, 99.2%

HSLhsl(277.2, 96.4%, 78%)

HSV / HSBhsv(277.2, 42.7%, 99.2%)

CMYK16.2%, 42.7%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,931,005

CSS custom property--colour: #D491FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4134WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness181.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.27:1

Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7

Inverted#2B6E02

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7BA9FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#8CAEFAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.5 from the original

Tritanopia#D0A1BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 14.2 Orchid · ΔE 16.6 Medium purple · ΔE 18.1 Medium orchid · ΔE 22.7 Plum · ΔE 25.2 Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.2

Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 14.2, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BAFD91

Analogous#9E91FD, #FD91F0

Triadic#FDD491, #91FDD4

Split complementary#F0FD91, #91FD9E

Tetradic#FD9E91, #BAFD91, #91F0FD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FBF5FF

Lighter +10%#E8C3FE

Darker −10%#C05FFC

Darker −20%#AD2DFB

Darker −30%#9704F1

Darker −40%#7803BF

More saturated +25%#D48FFF

Less saturated −25%#D19FEF

Channel breakdown

R212

G145

B253

Red212 (83.1%)

Green145 (56.9%)

Blue253 (99.2%)

Hue277.22°

Saturation (HSL)96.43%

Lightness78.04%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR D4 · G 91 · B FD

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