Recognised as Colour

#D59AFF

#D59AFF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Violet

#D59AFF is a violet with RGB values 213, 154, 255 and HSL 275°, 100%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#D59AFF#D59AFF

HEX#D59AFF

RGBrgb(213, 154, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.8353, 0.6039, 1

RGB percentages83.5%, 60.4%, 100%

HSLhsl(275, 100%, 80.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(275, 39.6%, 100%)

CMYK16.5%, 39.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,998,847

CSS custom property--colour: #D59AFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44477WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness186.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.9:1

Contrast with white2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE

Inverted#2A6500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#86AFFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#94B3FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.6 from the original

Tritanopia#D0A9C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 17.3 Orchid · ΔE 19.5 Medium purple · ΔE 19.7 Plum · ΔE 21.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 27.4 Medium slateblue · ΔE 31.2

Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 17.27, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C4FF9A

Analogous#A39AFF, #FF9AF7

Triadic#FFD59A, #9AFFD5

Split complementary#F7FF9A, #9AFFA3

Tetradic#FFA29A, #C4FF9A, #9AF7FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#EACDFF

Darker −10%#C067FF

Darker −20%#AB34FF

Darker −30%#9501FF

Darker −40%#7800CD

More saturated +25%#D59AFF

Less saturated −25%#D3A7F2

Channel breakdown

R213

G154

B255

Red213 (83.5%)

Green154 (60.4%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue275.05°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness80.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR D5 · G 9A · B FF

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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