Recognised as Colour
#D196FF
- #D196FF
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Violet
#D196FF is a violet with RGB values 209, 150, 255 and HSL 274°, 100%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.
Colour values
#D196FF#D196FF
HEX#D196FF
RGBrgb(209, 150, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.8196, 0.5882, 1
RGB percentages82%, 58.8%, 100%
HSLhsl(273.7, 100%, 79.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(273.7, 41.2%, 100%)
CMYK18%, 41.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,735,679
CSS custom property--colour: #D196FF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42588WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.52:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#2E6900
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C4FF96
Analogous#9D96FF, #FF96F8
Triadic#FFD196, #96FFD1
Split complementary#F8FF96, #96FF9D
Tetradic#FF9D96, #C4FF96, #96F8FF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R209
G150
B255
Red209 (82%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue273.71°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness79.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D1 · G 96 · B FF
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