Recognised as Colour
#D49FF5
- #D49FF5
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#D49FF5 is a violet with RGB values 212, 159, 245 and HSL 277°, 81%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#D49FF5#D49FF5
HEX#D49FF5
RGBrgb(212, 159, 245)
RGB (0–1)0.8314, 0.6235, 0.9608
RGB percentages83.1%, 62.4%, 96.1%
HSLhsl(277, 81.1%, 79.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277, 35.1%, 96.1%)
CMYK13.5%, 35.1%, 0%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,934,581
CSS custom property--colour: #D49FF5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45386WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.08:1
Contrast with white2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#2B600A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C0F59F
Analogous#A99FF5, #F59FEB
Triadic#F5D49F, #9FF5D4
Split complementary#EBF59F, #9FF5A9
Tetradic#F5A99F, #C0F59F, #9FEBF5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R212
G159
B245
Red212 (83.1%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue245 (96.1%)
Hue276.98°
Saturation (HSL)81.13%
Lightness79.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D4 · G 9F · B F5
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