Recognised as Colour
#D397EE
- #D397EE
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#D397EE is a violet with RGB values 211, 151, 238 and HSL 281°, 72%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#D397EE#D397EE
HEX#D397EE
RGBrgb(211, 151, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.8275, 0.5922, 0.9333
RGB percentages82.7%, 59.2%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(281.4, 71.9%, 76.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.4, 36.6%, 93.3%)
CMYK11.3%, 36.6%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,866,990
CSS custom property--colour: #D397EE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42155WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.43:1
Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#2C6811
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B2EE97
Analogous#A797EE, #EE97DE
Triadic#EED397, #97EED3
Split complementary#DEEE97, #97EEA7
Tetradic#EEA797, #B2EE97, #97DEEE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R211
G151
B238
Red211 (82.7%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue281.38°
Saturation (HSL)71.9%
Lightness76.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D3 · G 97 · B EE
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