Recognised as Colour

#D29DFD

#D29DFD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#D29DFD is a violet with RGB values 210, 157, 253 and HSL 273°, 96%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#D29DFD#D29DFD

HEX#D29DFD

RGBrgb(210, 157, 253)

RGB (0–1)0.8235, 0.6157, 0.9922

RGB percentages82.4%, 61.6%, 99.2%

HSLhsl(273.1, 96%, 80.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(273.1, 37.9%, 99.2%)

CMYK17%, 37.9%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,803,005

CSS custom property--colour: #D29DFD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44907WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness187 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.98:1

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

Contrast with black9.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF

Inverted#2D6202

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#89B0FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30 from the original

Deuteranopia#96B4FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.3 from the original

Tritanopia#CDABC1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

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

Contrast with black, large text9.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 18.9 Violet · ΔE 19.8 Medium purple · ΔE 20.3 Orchid · ΔE 21.5 Medium orchid · ΔE 30 Cornflower blue · ΔE 31.2

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 18.94, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C8FD9D

Analogous#A29DFD, #FD9DF8

Triadic#FDD29D, #9DFDD2

Split complementary#F8FD9D, #9DFDA2

Tetradic#FDA29D, #C8FD9D, #9DF8FD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#E9CFFE

Darker −10%#BB6BFC

Darker −20%#A439FB

Darker −30%#8D07FA

Darker −40%#7104CA

More saturated +25%#D29BFF

Less saturated −25%#D1AAF1

Channel breakdown

R210

G157

B253

Red210 (82.4%)

Green157 (61.6%)

Blue253 (99.2%)

Hue273.13°

Saturation (HSL)96%

Lightness80.39%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR D2 · G 9D · B FD

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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