Recognised as Colour

#D495FE

#D495FE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Violet

#D495FE is a violet with RGB values 212, 149, 254 and HSL 276°, 98%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#D495FE#D495FE

HEX#D495FE

RGBrgb(212, 149, 254)

RGB (0–1)0.8314, 0.5843, 0.9961

RGB percentages83.1%, 58.4%, 99.6%

HSLhsl(276, 98.1%, 79%)

HSV / HSBhsv(276, 41.3%, 99.6%)

CMYK16.5%, 41.3%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,932,030

CSS custom property--colour: #D495FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42648WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness183.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.53:1

Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA

Inverted#2B6A01

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7FACFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#8FB0FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.7 from the original

Tritanopia#CFA5BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 15.6 Orchid · ΔE 17.9 Medium purple · ΔE 18.5 Plum · ΔE 23.5 Medium orchid · ΔE 24.7 Medium slateblue · ΔE 29.3

Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 15.57, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BFFE95

Analogous#A095FE, #FE95F4

Triadic#FED495, #95FED4

Split complementary#F4FE95, #95FEA0

Tetradic#FEA095, #BFFE95, #95F4FE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FDFAFF

Lighter +10%#E8C8FE

Darker −10%#C062FE

Darker −20%#AB30FD

Darker −30%#9602F8

Darker −40%#7702C5

More saturated +25%#D494FF

Less saturated −25%#D1A2F1

Channel breakdown

R212

G149

B254

Red212 (83.1%)

Green149 (58.4%)

Blue254 (99.6%)

Hue276°

Saturation (HSL)98.13%

Lightness79.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR D4 · G 95 · B FE

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