Recognised as Colour
#D497EE
- #D497EE
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#D497EE is a violet with RGB values 212, 151, 238 and HSL 282°, 72%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#D497EE#D497EE
HEX#D497EE
RGBrgb(212, 151, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.8314, 0.5922, 0.9333
RGB percentages83.1%, 59.2%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(282.1, 71.9%, 76.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.1, 36.6%, 93.3%)
CMYK10.9%, 36.6%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,932,526
CSS custom property--colour: #D497EE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42303WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.46:1
Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#2B6811
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B1EE97
Analogous#A997EE, #EE97DC
Triadic#EED497, #97EED4
Split complementary#DCEE97, #97EEA9
Tetradic#EEA997, #B1EE97, #97DCEE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R212
G151
B238
Red212 (83.1%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue282.07°
Saturation (HSL)71.9%
Lightness76.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D4 · G 97 · B EE
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