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Recognised as Colour

#DD73FF

  • #DD73FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#DD73FF is a violet with RGB values 221, 115, 255 and HSL 285°, 100%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#DD73FF#DD73FF
HEX#DD73FF
RGBrgb(221, 115, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.451, 1
RGB percentages86.7%, 45.1%, 100%
HSLhsl(285.4, 100%, 72.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285.4, 54.9%, 100%)
CMYK13.3%, 54.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,513,151
CSS custom property--colour: #DD73FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34854WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.97:1
Contrast with white2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#228C00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5399FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#77A3FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.9 from the original
Tritanopia#DC89AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 13.5Violet · ΔE 17.4Orchid · ΔE 19.7Dark orchid · ΔE 23.6Medium purple · ΔE 27.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 13.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#95FF73
Analogous#9773FF, #FF73DB
Triadic#FFDD73, #73FFDD
Split complementary#DBFF73, #73FF97
Tetradic#FF9773, #95FF73, #73DBFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F6D9FF
Lighter +10%#E9A6FF
Darker −10%#D140FF
Darker −20%#C40DFF
Darker −30%#A400D9
Darker −40%#7E00A6
More saturated +25%#DD73FF
Less saturated −25%#D484EE

Channel breakdown

R221
G115
B255
Red221 (86.7%)
Green115 (45.1%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue285.43°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness72.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DD · G 73 · B FF

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