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#DF72FF Venus Slipper Orchid

#DF72FF is a light, vivid purple named Venus Slipper Orchid. In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 44.7% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(223, 114, 255)). Its HSL value is 286° hue, 100% saturation and 72% lightness, and in CMYK it is 13% cyan, 55% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #DF72FF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.99:1.

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Variations of #DF72FF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

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

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#DF72FF 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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#DF72FF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DF72FF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 64% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #78A3FB
  • Protanopia 59% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #5298FF
  • Protanomaly 72% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8B91FF
  • Deuteranopia 64% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #78A3FB
  • Deuteranomaly 76% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A095FD
  • Tritanopia 72% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #DF88AE
  • Tritanomaly 89% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E17CDF
  • Achromatopsia 56% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A0A0A0
  • Achromatomaly 69% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B296BE

#DF72FF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.63:1 Very poor#DF72FF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.99:1 Very good#DF72FF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DF72FF in CSS

/* Venus Slipper Orchid */
.color { color: #DF72FF; }
.background { background-color: #DF72FF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DF72FF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(223 114 255);
color: hsl(286 100% 72%);
color: oklch(0.731 0.219 318.0);

#DF72FF FAQ

What color is #DF72FF?

#DF72FF is a light, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Venus Slipper Orchid. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #DF72FF?

#DF72FF is rgb(223, 114, 255) in RGB, hsl(286, 100%, 72%) in HSL and cmyk(13%, 55%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DF72FF?

The complementary color of #DF72FF is #92FF72, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DF72FF?

Black text has the best contrast on #DF72FF: 7.99:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DF72FF a warm or cool color?

#DF72FF is a cool color.