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Recognised as Colour

#D972FF

  • #D972FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#D972FF is a violet with RGB values 217, 114, 255 and HSL 284°, 100%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#D972FF#D972FF
HEX#D972FF
RGBrgb(217, 114, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.4471, 1
RGB percentages85.1%, 44.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(283.8, 100%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.8, 55.3%, 100%)
CMYK14.9%, 55.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,250,751
CSS custom property--colour: #D972FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34006WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.8:1
Contrast with white2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#268D00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4F97FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#73A1FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.1 from the original
Tritanopia#D789AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 13.2Violet · ΔE 18.4Orchid · ΔE 20.5Dark orchid · ΔE 22.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.9Medium purple · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 13.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#98FF72
Analogous#9372FF, #FF72DE
Triadic#FFD972, #72FFD9
Split complementary#DEFF72, #72FF92
Tetradic#FF9272, #98FF72, #72DFFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F4D8FF
Lighter +10%#E7A5FF
Darker −10%#CB3FFF
Darker −20%#BE0CFF
Darker −30%#9E00D8
Darker −40%#7900A5
More saturated +25%#D972FF
Less saturated −25%#D184ED

Channel breakdown

R217
G114
B255
Red217 (85.1%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue283.83°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D9 · G 72 · B FF

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