Recognised as Colour

#D197E7

#D197E7
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#D197E7 is a violet with RGB values 209, 151, 231 and HSL 284°, 63%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#D197E7

RGBrgb(209, 151, 231)

RGB (0–1)0.8196, 0.5922, 0.9059

RGB percentages82%, 59.2%, 90.6%

HSLhsl(283.5, 62.5%, 74.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(283.5, 34.6%, 90.6%)

CMYK9.5%, 34.6%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,735,911

CSS custom property--colour: #D197E7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41458WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness180.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.29:1

Contrast with white2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9

Inverted#2E6818

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8BA9EAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#99AEE5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.1 from the original

Tritanopia#D0A1B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 10.8 Orchid · ΔE 21.3 Violet · ΔE 21.4 Medium purple · ΔE 23.9 Cornflower blue · ΔE 32.6 Medium orchid · ΔE 32.8

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 10.83, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ADE797

Analogous#A997E7, #E797D5

Triadic#E7D197, #97E7D1

Split complementary#D5E797, #97E7A9

Tetradic#E7A997, #ADE797, #97D5E7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F6EAFA

Lighter +10%#E3C0F1

Darker −10%#BF6EDD

Darker −20%#AC44D4

Darker −30%#932BBA

Darker −40%#722191

More saturated +25%#D887F7

Less saturated −25%#CAA7D7

Channel breakdown

R209

G151

B231

Red209 (82%)

Green151 (59.2%)

Blue231 (90.6%)

Hue283.5°

Saturation (HSL)62.5%

Lightness74.9%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR D1 · G 97 · B E7

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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