Colour

#DD79FF

#DD79FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#DD79FF is a violet with RGB values 221, 121, 255 and HSL 285°, 100%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#DD79FF#DD79FF

HEX#DD79FF

RGBrgb(221, 121, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.4745, 1

RGB percentages86.7%, 47.5%, 100%

HSLhsl(284.8, 100%, 73.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(284.8, 52.5%, 100%)

CMYK13.3%, 52.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,514,687

CSS custom property--colour: #DD79FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36267WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness175 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.25:1

Contrast with white2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#989898

Inverted#228600

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5C9CFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#7CA5FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.1 from the original

Tritanopia#DC8EB1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 13.6 Violet · ΔE 14.7 Orchid · ΔE 17.5 Medium purple · ΔE 25.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 25.7 Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 13.55, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9BFF79

Analogous#9A79FF, #FF79DE

Triadic#FFDD79, #79FFDD

Split complementary#DEFF79, #79FF9A

Tetradic#FF9A79, #9BFF79, #79DEFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F7DFFF

Lighter +10%#EAACFF

Darker −10%#D046FF

Darker −20%#C313FF

Darker −30%#A600DF

Darker −40%#8000AC

More saturated +25%#DD79FF

Less saturated −25%#D58AEE

Channel breakdown

R221

G121

B255

Red221 (86.7%)

Green121 (47.5%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue284.78°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness73.73%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR DD · G 79 · B FF

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