Recognised as Colour
#D49FFF
- #D49FFF
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#D49FFF is a violet with RGB values 212, 159, 255 and HSL 273°, 100%, 81%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#D49FFF#D49FFF
HEX#D49FFF
RGBrgb(212, 159, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.8314, 0.6235, 1
RGB percentages83.1%, 62.4%, 100%
HSLhsl(273.1, 100%, 81.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(273.1, 37.6%, 100%)
CMYK16.9%, 37.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,934,591
CSS custom property--colour: #D49FFF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.46013WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.2:1
Contrast with white2.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#2B6000
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.06:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CAFF9F
Analogous#A49FFF, #FF9FFA
Triadic#FFD49F, #9FFFD4
Split complementary#FAFF9F, #9FFFA4
Tetradic#FFA49F, #CAFF9F, #9FFAFF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R212
G159
B255
Red212 (83.1%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue273.13°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness81.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D4 · G 9F · B FF
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