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Recognised as Colour

#D949FF

  • #D949FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Fuchsia

#D949FF is a violet with RGB values 217, 73, 255 and HSL 287°, 100%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Fuchsia.

Colour values

#D949FF#D949FF
HEX#D949FF
RGBrgb(217, 73, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.2863, 1
RGB percentages85.1%, 28.6%, 100%
HSLhsl(287.5, 100%, 64.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.5, 71.4%, 100%)
CMYK14.9%, 71.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,240,255
CSS custom property--colour: #D949FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26737WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.35:1
Contrast with white3.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.35:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#26B600

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0084FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#5292FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.5 from the original
Tritanopia#D86EA0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.31:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Fuchsia · ΔE 19.6Magenta · ΔE 19.6Dark violet · ΔE 20.4Dark orchid · ΔE 20.9Blue violet · ΔE 21.9Medium orchid · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourFuchsia (#FF00FF)ΔE 19.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6FFF49
Analogous#7E49FF, #FF49CA
Triadic#FFD949, #49FFD9
Split complementary#CAFF49, #49FF7E
Tetradic#FF7E49, #6FFF49, #49CAFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9E2FF
Lighter +20%#EEAFFF
Lighter +10%#E47CFF
Darker −10%#CE16FF
Darker −20%#B300E2
Darker −30%#8A00AF
Darker −40%#62007C
More saturated +25%#D949FF
Less saturated −25%#CC60E8

Channel breakdown

R217
G73
B255
Red217 (85.1%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue287.47°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness64.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D9 · G 49 · B FF

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