Recognised as Colour
#D49BEE
- #D49BEE
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#D49BEE is a violet with RGB values 212, 155, 238 and HSL 281°, 71%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#D49BEE#D49BEE
HEX#D49BEE
RGBrgb(212, 155, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.8314, 0.6078, 0.9333
RGB percentages83.1%, 60.8%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(281.2, 70.9%, 77.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.2, 34.9%, 93.3%)
CMYK10.9%, 34.9%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,933,550
CSS custom property--colour: #D49BEE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43613WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.72:1
Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#2B6411
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B5EE9B
Analogous#AA9BEE, #EE9BDF
Triadic#EED49B, #9BEED4
Split complementary#DFEE9B, #9BEEAA
Tetradic#EEAA9B, #B5EE9B, #9BDFEE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R212
G155
B238
Red212 (83.1%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue281.2°
Saturation (HSL)70.94%
Lightness77.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D4 · G 9B · B EE
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