Recognised as Colour
#D396E2
- #D396E2
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#D396E2 is a violet with RGB values 211, 150, 226 and HSL 288°, 57%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#D396E2#D396E2
HEX#D396E2
RGBrgb(211, 150, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.8275, 0.5882, 0.8863
RGB percentages82.7%, 58.8%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(288.2, 56.7%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.2, 33.6%, 88.6%)
CMYK6.6%, 33.6%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,866,722
CSS custom property--colour: #D396E2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41153WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.23:1
Contrast with white2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#2C691D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A5E296
Analogous#AD96E2, #E296CB
Triadic#E2D396, #96E2D3
Split complementary#CBE296, #96E2AD
Tetradic#E2AD96, #A5E296, #96CBE2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R211
G150
B226
Red211 (82.7%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue288.16°
Saturation (HSL)56.72%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D3 · G 96 · B E2
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