Colour

#DC4FF9

#DC4FF9
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#DC4FF9 is a violet with RGB values 220, 79, 249 and HSL 290°, 93%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#DC4FF9

RGBrgb(220, 79, 249)

RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.3098, 0.9765

RGB percentages86.3%, 31%, 97.6%

HSLhsl(289.8, 93.4%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(289.8, 68.3%, 97.6%)

CMYK11.6%, 68.3%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,438,393

CSS custom property--colour: #DC4FF9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27647WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness158.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.53:1

Contrast with white3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.53:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#797979

Inverted#23B006

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0086FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#5F94F5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.9 from the original

Tritanopia#DD6E9Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 19.7 Medium orchid · ΔE 21.6 Fuchsia · ΔE 22 Magenta · ΔE 22 Dark violet · ΔE 23 Blue violet · ΔE 24.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 19.68, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6CF94F

Analogous#874FF9, #F94FC1

Triadic#F9DC4F, #4FF9DC

Split complementary#C1F94F, #4FF987

Tetradic#F9874F, #6CF94F, #4FC1F9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F9E3FE

Lighter +20%#F0B2FC

Lighter +10%#E680FB

Darker −10%#D21EF7

Darker −20%#B707DB

Darker −30%#8D06A9

Darker −40%#640478

More saturated +25%#E049FF

Less saturated −25%#CD66E2

Channel breakdown

R220

G79

B249

Red220 (86.3%)

Green79 (31%)

Blue249 (97.6%)

Hue289.76°

Saturation (HSL)93.41%

Lightness64.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR DC · G 4F · B F9

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