Recognised as Colour
#D2A0EC
- #D2A0EC
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#D2A0EC is a violet with RGB values 210, 160, 236 and HSL 279°, 67%, 78%. 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
#D2A0EC#D2A0EC
HEX#D2A0EC
RGBrgb(210, 160, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.8235, 0.6275, 0.9255
RGB percentages82.4%, 62.7%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(279.5, 66.7%, 77.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.5, 32.2%, 92.5%)
CMYK11%, 32.2%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,803,756
CSS custom property--colour: #D2A0EC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.44899WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.9 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#B0B0B0
Inverted#2D5F13
Colour vision & accessibility
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
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BAECA0
Analogous#ACA0EC, #ECA0E0
Triadic#ECD2A0, #A0ECD2
Split complementary#E0ECA0, #A0ECAC
Tetradic#ECACA0, #BAECA0, #A0E0EC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R210
G160
B236
Red210 (82.4%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue279.47°
Saturation (HSL)66.67%
Lightness77.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D2 · G A0 · B EC
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