Recognised as Colour
#D38DEC
- #D38DEC
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Violet
#D38DEC is a violet with RGB values 211, 141, 236 and HSL 284°, 71%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.
Colour values
#D38DEC#D38DEC
HEX#D38DEC
RGBrgb(211, 141, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.8275, 0.5529, 0.9255
RGB percentages82.7%, 55.3%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(284.2, 71.4%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.2, 40.3%, 92.5%)
CMYK10.6%, 40.3%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,864,428
CSS custom property--colour: #D38DEC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38955WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.79:1
Contrast with white2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#2C7213
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A6EC8D
Analogous#A48DEC, #EC8DD5
Triadic#ECD38D, #8DECD3
Split complementary#D6EC8D, #8DECA4
Tetradic#ECA48D, #A6EC8D, #8DD6EC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R211
G141
B236
Red211 (82.7%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue284.21°
Saturation (HSL)71.43%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D3 · G 8D · B EC
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