Recognised as Colour

#D297EC

#D297EC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#D297EC is a violet with RGB values 210, 151, 236 and HSL 282°, 69%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#D297EC#D297EC

HEX#D297EC

RGBrgb(210, 151, 236)

RGB (0–1)0.8235, 0.5922, 0.9255

RGB percentages82.4%, 59.2%, 92.5%

HSLhsl(281.6, 69.1%, 75.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(281.6, 36%, 92.5%)

CMYK11%, 36%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,801,452

CSS custom property--colour: #D297EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41891WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness181.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.38:1

Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA

Inverted#2D6813

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#89AAEFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#98AFE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.2 from the original

Tritanopia#D1A2B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 13.3 Violet · ΔE 19.7 Orchid · ΔE 20.1 Medium purple · ΔE 22.4 Medium orchid · ΔE 31 Cornflower blue · ΔE 32.6

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 13.26, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B1EC97

Analogous#A797EC, #EC97DC

Triadic#ECD297, #97ECD2

Split complementary#DCEC97, #97ECA7

Tetradic#ECA797, #B1EC97, #97DCEC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F7EDFC

Lighter +10%#E5C2F4

Darker −10%#BF6CE4

Darker −20%#AD41DC

Darker −30%#9424C6

Darker −40%#741C9B

More saturated +25%#D888FB

Less saturated −25%#CCA6DD

Channel breakdown

R210

G151

B236

Red210 (82.4%)

Green151 (59.2%)

Blue236 (92.5%)

Hue281.65°

Saturation (HSL)69.11%

Lightness75.88%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR D2 · G 97 · B EC

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Colour values

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