Recognised as Colour
#D08DEF
- #D08DEF
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Violet
#D08DEF is a violet with RGB values 208, 141, 239 and HSL 281°, 75%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.
Colour values
#D08DEF#D08DEF
HEX#D08DEF
RGBrgb(208, 141, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.8157, 0.5529, 0.9373
RGB percentages81.6%, 55.3%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(281, 75.4%, 74.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281, 41%, 93.7%)
CMYK13%, 41%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,667,823
CSS custom property--colour: #D08DEF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38692WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.74:1
Contrast with white2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#2F7210
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ACEF8D
Analogous#9F8DEF, #EF8DDD
Triadic#EFD08D, #8DEFD0
Split complementary#DDEF8D, #8DEF9F
Tetradic#EF9F8D, #ACEF8D, #8DDDEF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R208
G141
B239
Red208 (81.6%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue281.02°
Saturation (HSL)75.38%
Lightness74.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D0 · G 8D · B EF
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