Recognised as Colour

#D96CF5

#D96CF5
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#D96CF5 is a violet with RGB values 217, 108, 245 and HSL 288°, 87%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#D96CF5

RGBrgb(217, 108, 245)

RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.4235, 0.9608

RGB percentages85.1%, 42.4%, 96.1%

HSLhsl(287.7, 87.3%, 69.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(287.7, 55.9%, 96.1%)

CMYK11.4%, 55.9%, 0%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,249,205

CSS custom property--colour: #D96CF5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32069WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness166.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.41:1

Contrast with white2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D

Inverted#26930A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4E92F9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#749DF1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.5 from the original

Tritanopia#D981A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 10.9 Violet · ΔE 16.5 Orchid · ΔE 17.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 22.3 Medium purple · ΔE 27.2 Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 10.9, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#88F56C

Analogous#946CF5, #F56CCD

Triadic#F5D96C, #6CF5D9

Split complementary#CDF56C, #6CF594

Tetradic#F5946C, #88F56C, #6CCDF5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEFBFF

Lighter +20%#F2CCFB

Lighter +10%#E59CF8

Darker −10%#CD3CF2

Darker −20%#BE10EB

Darker −30%#980DBB

Darker −40%#71098C

More saturated +25%#DF62FF

Less saturated −25%#CD80E1

Channel breakdown

R217

G108

B245

Red217 (85.1%)

Green108 (42.4%)

Blue245 (96.1%)

Hue287.74°

Saturation (HSL)87.26%

Lightness69.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR D9 · G 6C · B F5

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