Recognised as Colour
#D09FDC
- #D09FDC
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#D09FDC is a violet with RGB values 208, 159, 220 and HSL 288°, 47%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#D09FDC#D09FDC
HEX#D09FDC
RGBrgb(208, 159, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.8157, 0.6235, 0.8627
RGB percentages81.6%, 62.4%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(288.2, 46.6%, 74.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.2, 27.7%, 86.3%)
CMYK5.5%, 27.7%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,672,412
CSS custom property--colour: #D09FDC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43373WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.67:1
Contrast with white2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#2F6023
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ABDC9F
Analogous#B19FDC, #DC9FCA
Triadic#DCD09F, #9FDCD0
Split complementary#CADC9F, #9FDCB2
Tetradic#DCB29F, #ABDC9F, #9FCADC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R208
G159
B220
Red208 (81.6%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue288.2°
Saturation (HSL)46.56%
Lightness74.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D0 · G 9F · B DC
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