Colour
#D0AAE2
- #D0AAE2
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#D0AAE2 is a violet with RGB values 208, 170, 226 and HSL 281°, 49%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#D0AAE2#D0AAE2
HEX#D0AAE2
RGBrgb(208, 170, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.8157, 0.6667, 0.8863
RGB percentages81.6%, 66.7%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(280.7, 49.1%, 77.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280.7, 24.8%, 88.6%)
CMYK8%, 24.8%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,675,234
CSS custom property--colour: #D0AAE2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4765WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.53:1
Contrast with white1.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#2F551D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BCE2AA
Analogous#B4AAE2, #E2AAD8
Triadic#E2D0AA, #AAE2D0
Split complementary#D8E2AA, #AAE2B4
Tetradic#E2B4AA, #BCE2AA, #AAD8E2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R208
G170
B226
Red208 (81.6%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue280.71°
Saturation (HSL)49.12%
Lightness77.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D0 · G AA · B E2
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