Recognised as Colour
#D3AAE2
- #D3AAE2
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#D3AAE2 is a violet with RGB values 211, 170, 226 and HSL 284°, 49%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#D3AAE2#D3AAE2
HEX#D3AAE2
RGBrgb(211, 170, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.8275, 0.6667, 0.8863
RGB percentages82.7%, 66.7%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(283.9, 49.1%, 77.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.9, 24.8%, 88.6%)
CMYK6.6%, 24.8%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,871,842
CSS custom property--colour: #D3AAE2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.48089WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.62:1
Contrast with white1.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#2C551D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.98:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.62:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B9E2AA
Analogous#B7AAE2, #E2AAD5
Triadic#E2D3AA, #AAE2D3
Split complementary#D5E2AA, #AAE2B7
Tetradic#E2B7AA, #B9E2AA, #AAD5E2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R211
G170
B226
Red211 (82.7%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue283.93°
Saturation (HSL)49.12%
Lightness77.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D3 · G AA · B E2
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