Recognised as Colour
#D498EC
- #D498EC
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#D498EC is a violet with RGB values 212, 152, 236 and HSL 283°, 69%, 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
#D498EC#D498EC
HEX#D498EC
RGBrgb(212, 152, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.8314, 0.5961, 0.9255
RGB percentages83.1%, 59.6%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(282.9, 68.9%, 76.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.9, 35.6%, 92.5%)
CMYK10.2%, 35.6%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,932,780
CSS custom property--colour: #D498EC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4251WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.5:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#2B6713
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B0EC98
Analogous#AA98EC, #EC98DA
Triadic#ECD498, #98ECD4
Split complementary#DAEC98, #98ECAA
Tetradic#ECAA98, #B0EC98, #98DAEC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R212
G152
B236
Red212 (83.1%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue282.86°
Saturation (HSL)68.85%
Lightness76.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D4 · G 98 · B EC
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