Recognised as Colour
#D296E3
- #D296E3
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#D296E3 is a violet with RGB values 210, 150, 227 and HSL 287°, 58%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#D296E3#D296E3
HEX#D296E3
RGBrgb(210, 150, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.8235, 0.5882, 0.8902
RGB percentages82.4%, 58.8%, 89%
HSLhsl(286.8, 57.9%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.8, 33.9%, 89%)
CMYK7.5%, 33.9%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,801,187
CSS custom property--colour: #D296E3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4106WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.21:1
Contrast with white2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#2D691C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A7E396
Analogous#AB96E3, #E396CE
Triadic#E3D296, #96E3D2
Split complementary#CEE396, #96E3AC
Tetradic#E3AC96, #A7E396, #96CEE3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R210
G150
B227
Red210 (82.4%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue286.75°
Saturation (HSL)57.89%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D2 · G 96 · B E3
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