Recognised as Colour
#D596E2
- #D596E2
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#D596E2 is a violet with RGB values 213, 150, 226 and HSL 290°, 57%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#D596E2#D596E2
HEX#D596E2
RGBrgb(213, 150, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.8353, 0.5882, 0.8863
RGB percentages83.5%, 58.8%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(289.7, 56.7%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.7, 33.6%, 88.6%)
CMYK5.8%, 33.6%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,997,794
CSS custom property--colour: #D596E2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4145WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.29:1
Contrast with white2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#2A691D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A3E296
Analogous#AF96E2, #E296C9
Triadic#E2D596, #96E2D5
Split complementary#C9E296, #96E2AF
Tetradic#E2AF96, #A3E296, #96C9E2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R213
G150
B226
Red213 (83.5%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue289.74°
Saturation (HSL)56.72%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D5 · G 96 · B E2
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