Colour

#D49CEA

#D49CEA
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#D49CEA is a violet with RGB values 212, 156, 234 and HSL 283°, 65%, 76%. 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

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HEX#D49CEA

RGBrgb(212, 156, 234)

RGB (0–1)0.8314, 0.6118, 0.9176

RGB percentages83.1%, 61.2%, 91.8%

HSLhsl(283.1, 65%, 76.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(283.1, 33.3%, 91.8%)

CMYK9.4%, 33.3%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,933,802

CSS custom property--colour: #D49CEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43714WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness184.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.74:1

Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE

Inverted#2B6315

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#91ADEDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#9EB2E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.9 from the original

Tritanopia#D3A6B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 9.5 Violet · ΔE 22.8 Orchid · ΔE 23.1 Medium purple · ΔE 25.6 Thistle · ΔE 31.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 32.5

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 9.51, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B2EA9C

Analogous#AD9CEA, #EA9CD9

Triadic#EAD49C, #9CEAD4

Split complementary#D9EA9C, #9CEAAD

Tetradic#EAAD9C, #B2EA9C, #9CD9EA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F9F0FC

Lighter +10%#E6C6F3

Darker −10%#C272E1

Darker −20%#AF48D8

Darker −30%#9829C4

Darker −40%#772199

More saturated +25%#DB8DF9

Less saturated −25%#CDABDB

Channel breakdown

R212

G156

B234

Red212 (83.1%)

Green156 (61.2%)

Blue234 (91.8%)

Hue283.08°

Saturation (HSL)65%

Lightness76.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR D4 · G 9C · B EA

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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