Colour

#D96EFF

#D96EFF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#D96EFF is a violet with RGB values 217, 110, 255 and HSL 284°, 100%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#D96EFF

RGBrgb(217, 110, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.4314, 1

RGB percentages85.1%, 43.1%, 100%

HSLhsl(284.3, 100%, 71.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(284.3, 56.9%, 100%)

CMYK14.9%, 56.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,249,727

CSS custom property--colour: #D96EFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33124WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness169.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.62:1

Contrast with white2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F

Inverted#269100

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4895FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53 from the original

Deuteranopia#709FFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.5 from the original

Tritanopia#D786ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 13.8 Violet · ΔE 20.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 21.6 Orchid · ΔE 22.1 Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.7 Medium purple · ΔE 28.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 13.75, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#94FF6E

Analogous#916EFF, #FF6EDC

Triadic#FFD96E, #6EFFD9

Split complementary#DCFF6E, #6EFF90

Tetradic#FF916E, #94FF6E, #6EDCFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F4D4FF

Lighter +10%#E6A1FF

Darker −10%#CC3BFF

Darker −20%#BE08FF

Darker −30%#9C00D4

Darker −40%#7700A1

More saturated +25%#D96EFF

Less saturated −25%#D080ED

Channel breakdown

R217

G110

B255

Red217 (85.1%)

Green110 (43.1%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue284.28°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness71.57%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR D9 · G 6E · B FF

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Colour values

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