Recognised as Colour

#D19AEF

#D19AEF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#D19AEF is a violet with RGB values 209, 154, 239 and HSL 279°, 73%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#D19AEF#D19AEF

HEX#D19AEF

RGBrgb(209, 154, 239)

RGB (0–1)0.8196, 0.6039, 0.9373

RGB percentages82%, 60.4%, 93.7%

HSLhsl(278.8, 72.6%, 77.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(278.8, 35.6%, 93.7%)

CMYK12.6%, 35.6%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,736,687

CSS custom property--colour: #D19AEF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42899WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness183 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.58:1

Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC

Inverted#2E6510

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8CACF2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#98B0ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.7 from the original

Tritanopia#CFA5BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 13.3 Violet · ΔE 21 Orchid · ΔE 21.6 Medium purple · ΔE 22.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 31.4 Medium orchid · ΔE 32.1

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 13.33, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B8EF9A

Analogous#A69AEF, #EF9AE3

Triadic#EFD19A, #9AEFD1

Split complementary#E3EF9A, #9AEFA6

Tetradic#EFA69A, #B8EF9A, #9AE3EF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F9F2FD

Lighter +10%#E5C6F6

Darker −10%#BD6EE8

Darker −20%#A942E1

Darker −30%#9221CF

Darker −40%#731AA3

More saturated +25%#D58BFE

Less saturated −25%#CDA9E0

Channel breakdown

R209

G154

B239

Red209 (82%)

Green154 (60.4%)

Blue239 (93.7%)

Hue278.82°

Saturation (HSL)72.65%

Lightness77.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR D1 · G 9A · B EF

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Colour harmonies

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