Recognised as Colour

#D189E7

#D189E7
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#D189E7 is a violet with RGB values 209, 137, 231 and HSL 286°, 66%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#D189E7

RGBrgb(209, 137, 231)

RGB (0–1)0.8196, 0.5373, 0.9059

RGB percentages82%, 53.7%, 90.6%

HSLhsl(286, 66.2%, 72.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(286, 40.7%, 90.6%)

CMYK9.5%, 40.7%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,732,327

CSS custom property--colour: #D189E7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37216WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness173.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.44:1

Contrast with white2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F

Inverted#2E7618

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7B9FEAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#8DA7E4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.3 from the original

Tritanopia#D195ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 13.3 Violet · ΔE 13.5 Plum · ΔE 19.1 Medium purple · ΔE 19.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 23.7 Slate blue · ΔE 31.3

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 13.28, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9FE789

Analogous#A289E7, #E789CE

Triadic#E7D189, #89E7D1

Split complementary#CEE789, #89E7A2

Tetradic#E7A289, #9FE789, #89CEE7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F2DEF8

Lighter +10%#E2B3F0

Darker −10%#C05FDE

Darker −20%#B034D6

Darker −30%#9124B3

Darker −40%#6F1C88

More saturated +25%#DA77F9

Less saturated −25%#C89BD5

Channel breakdown

R209

G137

B231

Red209 (82%)

Green137 (53.7%)

Blue231 (90.6%)

Hue285.96°

Saturation (HSL)66.2%

Lightness72.16%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR D1 · G 89 · B E7

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Colour harmonies

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