Colour

#D09FFD

#D09FFD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#D09FFD is a violet with RGB values 208, 159, 253 and HSL 271°, 96%, 81%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#D09FFD#D09FFD

HEX#D09FFD

RGBrgb(208, 159, 253)

RGB (0–1)0.8157, 0.6235, 0.9922

RGB percentages81.6%, 62.4%, 99.2%

HSLhsl(271.3, 95.9%, 80.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(271.3, 37.2%, 99.2%)

CMYK17.8%, 37.2%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,672,445

CSS custom property--colour: #D09FFD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45298WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness187.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.06:1

Contrast with white2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0

Inverted#2F6002

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8BB1FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#96B4FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.6 from the original

Tritanopia#CAADC2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 18.2 Medium purple · ΔE 20.8 Violet · ΔE 21.4 Orchid · ΔE 23 Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.9 Medium orchid · ΔE 31.4

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 18.22, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CCFD9F

Analogous#A19FFD, #FD9FFB

Triadic#FDD09F, #9FFDD0

Split complementary#FBFD9F, #9FFDA1

Tetradic#FDA19F, #CCFD9F, #9FFBFD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E8D1FE

Darker −10%#B86DFC

Darker −20%#9F3BFB

Darker −30%#8709FA

Darker −40%#6C04CC

More saturated +25%#D09DFF

Less saturated −25%#CFABF1

Channel breakdown

R208

G159

B253

Red208 (81.6%)

Green159 (62.4%)

Blue253 (99.2%)

Hue271.28°

Saturation (HSL)95.92%

Lightness80.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR D0 · G 9F · B FD

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Colour values

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