Colour

#D299EB

#D299EB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#D299EB is a violet with RGB values 210, 153, 235 and HSL 282°, 67%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#D299EB

RGBrgb(210, 153, 235)

RGB (0–1)0.8235, 0.6, 0.9216

RGB percentages82.4%, 60%, 92.2%

HSLhsl(281.7, 67.2%, 76.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(281.7, 34.9%, 92.2%)

CMYK10.6%, 34.9%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,801,963

CSS custom property--colour: #D299EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42482WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness182.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.5:1

Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB

Inverted#2D6614

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8CABEEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#9AB0E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.9 from the original

Tritanopia#D1A3B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 11.7 Violet · ΔE 21.2 Orchid · ΔE 21.5 Medium purple · ΔE 23.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 32.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 32.6

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 11.7, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B2EB99

Analogous#A999EB, #EB99DB

Triadic#EBD299, #99EBD2

Split complementary#DBEB99, #99EBA9

Tetradic#EBA999, #B2EB99, #99DBEB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F8EEFC

Lighter +10%#E5C4F3

Darker −10%#BF6EE3

Darker −20%#AC44DA

Darker −30%#9427C4

Darker −40%#741E9A

More saturated +25%#D88AFA

Less saturated −25%#CCA8DC

Channel breakdown

R210

G153

B235

Red210 (82.4%)

Green153 (60%)

Blue235 (92.2%)

Hue281.71°

Saturation (HSL)67.21%

Lightness76.08%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR D2 · G 99 · B EB

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