Recognised as Colour
#D09BE9
- #D09BE9
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#D09BE9 is a violet with RGB values 208, 155, 233 and HSL 281°, 64%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#D09BE9#D09BE9
HEX#D09BE9
RGBrgb(208, 155, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.8157, 0.6078, 0.9137
RGB percentages81.6%, 60.8%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(280.8, 63.9%, 76.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280.8, 33.5%, 91.4%)
CMYK10.7%, 33.5%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,671,401
CSS custom property--colour: #D09BE9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42736WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.55:1
Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#2F6416
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B4E99B
Analogous#A99BE9, #E99BDB
Triadic#E9D09B, #9BE9D0
Split complementary#DBE99B, #9BE9A9
Tetradic#E9A99B, #B4E99B, #9BDBE9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R208
G155
B233
Red208 (81.6%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue280.77°
Saturation (HSL)63.93%
Lightness76.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D0 · G 9B · B E9
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