Recognised as Colour
#D08FE9
- #D08FE9
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#D08FE9 is a violet with RGB values 208, 143, 233 and HSL 283°, 67%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#D08FE9#D08FE9
HEX#D08FE9
RGBrgb(208, 143, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.8157, 0.5608, 0.9137
RGB percentages81.6%, 56.1%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(283.3, 67.2%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.3, 38.6%, 91.4%)
CMYK10.7%, 38.6%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,668,329
CSS custom property--colour: #D08FE9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38938WCAG 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 8.79:1
Contrast with white2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#2F7016
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A8E98F
Analogous#A38FE9, #E98FD5
Triadic#E9D08F, #8FE9D0
Split complementary#D5E98F, #8FE9A3
Tetradic#E9A38F, #A8E98F, #8FD5E9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R208
G143
B233
Red208 (81.6%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue283.33°
Saturation (HSL)67.16%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D0 · G 8F · B E9
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