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Recognised as Colour

#D973FF

  • #D973FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#D973FF is a violet with RGB values 217, 115, 255 and HSL 284°, 100%, 73%. 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

#D973FF#D973FF
HEX#D973FF
RGBrgb(217, 115, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.451, 1
RGB percentages85.1%, 45.1%, 100%
HSLhsl(283.7, 100%, 72.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.7, 54.9%, 100%)
CMYK14.9%, 54.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,251,007
CSS custom property--colour: #D973FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34233WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.85:1
Contrast with white2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#268C00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5198FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#74A1FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.4 from the original
Tritanopia#D78AAEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 13.2Violet · ΔE 17.9Orchid · ΔE 20.1Dark orchid · ΔE 23.1Medium purple · ΔE 26.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 13.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#99FF73
Analogous#9373FF, #FF73DF
Triadic#FFD973, #73FFD9
Split complementary#DFFF73, #73FF93
Tetradic#FF9373, #99FF73, #73DFFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F5D9FF
Lighter +10%#E7A6FF
Darker −10%#CB40FF
Darker −20%#BD0DFF
Darker −30%#9E00D9
Darker −40%#7900A6
More saturated +25%#D973FF
Less saturated −25%#D184EE

Channel breakdown

R217
G115
B255
Red217 (85.1%)
Green115 (45.1%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue283.71°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness72.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D9 · G 73 · B FF

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