Colour
#D09BDB
- #D09BDB
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#D09BDB is a violet with RGB values 208, 155, 219 and HSL 290°, 47%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#D09BDB#D09BDB
HEX#D09BDB
RGBrgb(208, 155, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.8157, 0.6078, 0.8588
RGB percentages81.6%, 60.8%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(289.7, 47.1%, 73.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.7, 29.2%, 85.9%)
CMYK5%, 29.2%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,671,387
CSS custom property--colour: #D09BDB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41967WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.39:1
Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#2F6424
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A6DB9B
Analogous#B09BDB, #DB9BC6
Triadic#DBD09B, #9BDBD0
Split complementary#C6DB9B, #9BDBB0
Tetradic#DBB09B, #A6DB9B, #9BC6DB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R208
G155
B219
Red208 (81.6%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue289.69°
Saturation (HSL)47.06%
Lightness73.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D0 · G 9B · B DB
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