Recognised as Colour

#D596EF

#D596EF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#D596EF is a violet with RGB values 213, 150, 239 and HSL 282°, 74%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#D596EF#D596EF

HEX#D596EF

RGBrgb(213, 150, 239)

RGB (0–1)0.8353, 0.5882, 0.9373

RGB percentages83.5%, 58.8%, 93.7%

HSLhsl(282.5, 73.6%, 76.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(282.5, 37.2%, 93.7%)

CMYK10.9%, 37.2%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,997,807

CSS custom property--colour: #D596EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42191WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness182.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.44:1

Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA

Inverted#2A6910

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#88AAF2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#97B0ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.3 from the original

Tritanopia#D4A2B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 15.2 Violet · ΔE 17.5 Orchid · ΔE 18.3 Medium purple · ΔE 21.7 Medium orchid · ΔE 29.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 33.9

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 15.17, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B0EF96

Analogous#A896EF, #EF96DD

Triadic#EFD596, #96EFD5

Split complementary#DDEF96, #96EFA8

Tetradic#EFA896, #B0EF96, #96DDEF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F8EFFC

Lighter +10%#E7C2F6

Darker −10%#C36AE8

Darker −20%#B23DE2

Darker −30%#9A1FCD

Darker −40%#7918A1

More saturated +25%#DB87FE

Less saturated −25%#CFA5E0

Channel breakdown

R213

G150

B239

Red213 (83.5%)

Green150 (58.8%)

Blue239 (93.7%)

Hue282.47°

Saturation (HSL)73.55%

Lightness76.27%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR D5 · G 96 · B EF

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