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Recognised as Colour

#D872FA

  • #D872FA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#D872FA is a violet with RGB values 216, 114, 250 and HSL 285°, 93%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#D872FA#D872FA
HEX#D872FA
RGBrgb(216, 114, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.4471, 0.9804
RGB percentages84.7%, 44.7%, 98%
HSLhsl(285, 93.2%, 71.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285, 54.4%, 98%)
CMYK13.6%, 54.4%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,185,210
CSS custom property--colour: #D872FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33536WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.71:1
Contrast with white2.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#278D05

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5396FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#75A0F6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.4 from the original
Tritanopia#D787ACno 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 text2.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 11.8Violet · ΔE 16.2Orchid · ΔE 18.1Dark orchid · ΔE 23.3Medium purple · ΔE 25.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 11.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#94FA72
Analogous#9472FA, #FA72D8
Triadic#FAD872, #72FAD8
Split complementary#D8FA72, #72FA94
Tetradic#FA9472, #94FA72, #72D8FA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F3D5FD
Lighter +10%#E6A3FC
Darker −10%#CA41F8
Darker −20%#BD0FF7
Darker −30%#9B07CC
Darker −40%#75059B
More saturated +25%#DB6DFF
Less saturated −25%#CF84E8

Channel breakdown

R216
G114
B250
Red216 (84.7%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue285°
Saturation (HSL)93.15%
Lightness71.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D8 · G 72 · B FA

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