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#E17DFD closest to Venus Slipper Orchid

#E17DFD is a light, vivid purple; the closest named color is Venus Slipper Orchid. In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 49.0% green and 99.2% blue (rgb(225, 125, 253)). Its HSL value is 287° hue, 97% saturation and 74% lightness, and in CMYK it is 11% cyan, 51% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. #E17DFD is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.55:1.

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Variations of #E17DFD

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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#E17DFD 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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#E17DFD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #E17DFD appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 67% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #84A9F9
  • Protanopia 63% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #659FFF
  • Protanomaly 74% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9498FF
  • Deuteranopia 67% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #84A9F9
  • Deuteranomaly 78% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A79CFB
  • Tritanopia 74% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E190B2
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E385DF
  • Achromatopsia 59% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A5A5A5
  • Achromatomaly 71% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B79CC0

#E17DFD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.46:1 Very poor#E17DFD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.55:1 Very good#E17DFD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#E17DFD in CSS

/* Venus Slipper Orchid */
.color { color: #E17DFD; }
.background { background-color: #E17DFD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #E17DFD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(225 125 253);
color: hsl(287 97% 74%);
color: oklch(0.747 0.201 318.5);

#E17DFD FAQ

What color is #E17DFD?

#E17DFD 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 #E17DFD?

#E17DFD is rgb(225, 125, 253) in RGB, hsl(287, 97%, 74%) in HSL and cmyk(11%, 51%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #E17DFD?

The complementary color of #E17DFD is #99FD7D, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #E17DFD?

Black text has the best contrast on #E17DFD: 8.55:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #E17DFD a warm or cool color?

#E17DFD is a cool color.