Recognised as Colour

#D391E1

#D391E1
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#D391E1 is a violet with RGB values 211, 145, 225 and HSL 290°, 57%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#D391E1

RGBrgb(211, 145, 225)

RGB (0–1)0.8275, 0.5686, 0.8824

RGB percentages82.7%, 56.9%, 88.2%

HSLhsl(289.5, 57.1%, 72.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(289.5, 35.6%, 88.2%)

CMYK6.2%, 35.6%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,865,441

CSS custom property--colour: #D391E1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39536WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness177.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.91:1

Contrast with white2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5

Inverted#2C6E1E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#87A4E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#97ABDEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.4 from the original

Tritanopia#D49AAFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 11.3 Orchid · ΔE 18.6 Violet · ΔE 19.1 Medium purple · ΔE 24 Medium orchid · ΔE 30.9 Hot pink · ΔE 33.1

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 11.28, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9FE191

Analogous#AB91E1, #E191C7

Triadic#E1D391, #91E1D3

Split complementary#C7E191, #91E1AB

Tetradic#E1AB91, #9FE191, #91C7E1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F3E1F7

Lighter +10%#E3B9EC

Darker −10%#C369D6

Darker −20%#B341CB

Darker −30%#952FAB

Darker −40%#722482

More saturated +25%#DE80F3

Less saturated −25%#C8A3D0

Channel breakdown

R211

G145

B225

Red211 (82.7%)

Green145 (56.9%)

Blue225 (88.2%)

Hue289.5°

Saturation (HSL)57.14%

Lightness72.55%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR D3 · G 91 · B E1

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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