Recognised as Colour

#D897FC

#D897FC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Violet

#D897FC is a violet with RGB values 216, 151, 252 and HSL 279°, 94%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#D897FC#D897FC

HEX#D897FC

RGBrgb(216, 151, 252)

RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.5922, 0.9882

RGB percentages84.7%, 59.2%, 98.8%

HSLhsl(278.6, 94.4%, 79%)

HSV / HSBhsv(278.6, 40.1%, 98.8%)

CMYK14.3%, 40.1%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,194,684

CSS custom property--colour: #D897FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4376WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness185.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.75:1

Contrast with white2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC

Inverted#276803

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#84ADFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#94B2F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.8 from the original

Tritanopia#D5A5BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 15.2 Orchid · ΔE 17.5 Medium purple · ΔE 20.1 Plum · ΔE 21.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 26 Medium slateblue · ΔE 31.5

Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 15.2, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BBFC97

Analogous#A597FC, #FC97EE

Triadic#FCD897, #97FCD8

Split complementary#EEFC97, #97FCA5

Tetradic#FCA597, #BBFC97, #97EEFC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FDFAFF

Lighter +10%#EBC9FD

Darker −10%#C565FB

Darker −20%#B334F9

Darker −30%#9F07F3

Darker −40%#7E06C1

More saturated +25%#D994FF

Less saturated −25%#D4A4EF

Channel breakdown

R216

G151

B252

Red216 (84.7%)

Green151 (59.2%)

Blue252 (98.8%)

Hue278.61°

Saturation (HSL)94.39%

Lightness79.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR D8 · G 97 · B FC

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