Recognised as Colour

#D39EED

#D39EED
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#D39EED is a violet with RGB values 211, 158, 237 and HSL 280°, 69%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#D39EED

RGBrgb(211, 158, 237)

RGB (0–1)0.8275, 0.6196, 0.9294

RGB percentages82.7%, 62%, 92.9%

HSLhsl(280.3, 68.7%, 77.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(280.3, 33.3%, 92.9%)

CMYK11%, 33.3%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,868,781

CSS custom property--colour: #D39EED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44417WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness185.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.88:1

Contrast with white2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF

Inverted#2C6112

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#92AFF0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#9EB3EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.9 from the original

Tritanopia#D1A8BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 10.2 Violet · ΔE 23.4 Orchid · ΔE 23.9 Medium purple · ΔE 25.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 31.5 Thistle · ΔE 31.6

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 10.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B8ED9E

Analogous#AC9EED, #ED9EE0

Triadic#EDD39E, #9EEDD3

Split complementary#E0ED9E, #9EEDAC

Tetradic#EDAB9E, #B8ED9E, #9EE0ED

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FAF4FD

Lighter +10%#E7C9F5

Darker −10%#BF73E5

Darker −20%#AC48DD

Darker −30%#9526CC

Darker −40%#761EA1

More saturated +25%#D890FB

Less saturated −25%#CEACDF

Channel breakdown

R211

G158

B237

Red211 (82.7%)

Green158 (62%)

Blue237 (92.9%)

Hue280.25°

Saturation (HSL)68.7%

Lightness77.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR D3 · G 9E · B ED

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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