Recognised as Colour
#D4A8E2
- #D4A8E2
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#D4A8E2 is a violet with RGB values 212, 168, 226 and HSL 286°, 50%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#D4A8E2#D4A8E2
HEX#D4A8E2
RGBrgb(212, 168, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.8314, 0.6588, 0.8863
RGB percentages83.1%, 65.9%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(285.5, 50%, 77.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285.5, 25.7%, 88.6%)
CMYK6.2%, 25.7%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,936,866
CSS custom property--colour: #D4A8E2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.47493WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.5:1
Contrast with white2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#2B571D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B6E2A8
Analogous#B7A8E2, #E2A8D3
Triadic#E2D4A8, #A8E2D4
Split complementary#D3E2A8, #A8E2B7
Tetradic#E2B7A8, #B6E2A8, #A8D3E2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R212
G168
B226
Red212 (83.1%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue285.52°
Saturation (HSL)50%
Lightness77.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D4 · G A8 · B E2
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