Recognised as Colour
#D090EC
- #D090EC
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Violet
#D090EC is a violet with RGB values 208, 144, 236 and HSL 282°, 71%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.
Colour values
#D090EC#D090EC
HEX#D090EC
RGBrgb(208, 144, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.8157, 0.5647, 0.9255
RGB percentages81.6%, 56.5%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(281.7, 70.8%, 74.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.7, 39%, 92.5%)
CMYK11.9%, 39%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,668,588
CSS custom property--colour: #D090EC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39413WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.88:1
Contrast with white2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#2F6F13
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ACEC90
Analogous#A290EC, #EC90DA
Triadic#ECD090, #90ECD0
Split complementary#DAEC90, #90ECA2
Tetradic#ECA290, #ACEC90, #90DAEC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R208
G144
B236
Red208 (81.6%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue281.74°
Saturation (HSL)70.77%
Lightness74.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D0 · G 90 · B EC
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