847DFD

#847DFD closest to Orchid

#847DFD is a medium, vivid purple; the closest named color is Orchid. In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 49.0% green and 99.2% blue (rgb(132, 125, 253)). Its HSL value is 243° hue, 97% saturation and 74% lightness, and in CMYK it is 48% cyan, 51% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. #847DFD is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.33:1.

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Variations of #847DFD

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#847DFD color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#847DFD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #847DFD appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 83% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #3689FA
  • Protanopia 84% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #3F91FF
  • Protanomaly 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #578CFF
  • Deuteranopia 83% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #3689FA
  • Deuteranomaly 89% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #5886FB
  • Tritanopia 68% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #5899B1
  • Tritanomaly 88% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #7889DE
  • Achromatopsia 63% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #8D8D8D
  • Achromatomaly 75% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #8B89B2

#847DFD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.32:1 Poor#847DFD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.33:1 Good#847DFD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#847DFD in CSS

/* Orchid */
.color { color: #847DFD; }
.background { background-color: #847DFD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #847DFD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(132 125 253);
color: hsl(243 97% 74%);
color: oklch(0.658 0.184 282.5);

#847DFD FAQ

What color is #847DFD?

#847DFD is a medium, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Orchid. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #847DFD?

#847DFD is rgb(132, 125, 253) in RGB, hsl(243, 97%, 74%) in HSL and cmyk(48%, 51%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #847DFD?

The complementary color of #847DFD is #F6FD7D, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #847DFD?

Black text has the best contrast on #847DFD: 6.33:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #847DFD a warm or cool color?

#847DFD is a cool color.