Colour

#D29DE7

#D29DE7
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#D29DE7 is a violet with RGB values 210, 157, 231 and HSL 283°, 61%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#D29DE7

RGBrgb(210, 157, 231)

RGB (0–1)0.8235, 0.6157, 0.9059

RGB percentages82.4%, 61.6%, 90.6%

HSLhsl(283, 60.7%, 76.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(283, 32%, 90.6%)

CMYK9.1%, 32%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,802,983

CSS custom property--colour: #D29DE7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43585WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness183.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.72:1

Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE

Inverted#2D6218

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#92ADEAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#9FB2E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.6 from the original

Tritanopia#D1A6B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 7.9 Violet · ΔE 24.9 Orchid · ΔE 24.9 Medium purple · ΔE 26.8 Thistle · ΔE 29.4 Cornflower blue · ΔE 32

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 7.88, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B2E79D

Analogous#AD9DE7, #E79DD7

Triadic#E7D29D, #9DE7D2

Split complementary#D7E79D, #9DE7AD

Tetradic#E7AD9D, #B2E79D, #9DD7E7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F8EFFB

Lighter +10%#E5C6F1

Darker −10%#BF74DD

Darker −20%#AC4BD3

Darker −30%#942EBD

Darker −40%#742494

More saturated +25%#D98EF6

Less saturated −25%#CBACD8

Channel breakdown

R210

G157

B231

Red210 (82.4%)

Green157 (61.6%)

Blue231 (90.6%)

Hue282.97°

Saturation (HSL)60.66%

Lightness76.08%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR D2 · G 9D · B E7

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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