Colour

#D59FFC

#D59FFC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#D59FFC is a violet with RGB values 213, 159, 252 and HSL 275°, 94%, 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

#D59FFC#D59FFC

HEX#D59FFC

RGBrgb(213, 159, 252)

RGB (0–1)0.8353, 0.6235, 0.9882

RGB percentages83.5%, 62.4%, 98.8%

HSLhsl(274.8, 93.9%, 80.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(274.8, 36.9%, 98.8%)

CMYK15.5%, 36.9%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,000,124

CSS custom property--colour: #D59FFC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45971WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness188.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.19:1

Contrast with white2.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1

Inverted#2A6003

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8DB2FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#9AB6F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.3 from the original

Tritanopia#D1ACC2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.06:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 17.2 Violet · ΔE 20.1 Medium purple · ΔE 21.8 Orchid · ΔE 21.8 Medium orchid · ΔE 31.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 31.6

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 17.24, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C6FC9F

Analogous#A79FFC, #FC9FF4

Triadic#FCD59F, #9FFCD5

Split complementary#F4FC9F, #9FFCA7

Tetradic#FCA79F, #C6FC9F, #9FF4FC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#EBD0FE

Darker −10%#BF6EFA

Darker −20%#AA3CF9

Darker −30%#940BF7

Darker −40%#7706C9

More saturated +25%#D59CFF

Less saturated −25%#D3ABF0

Channel breakdown

R213

G159

B252

Red213 (83.5%)

Green159 (62.4%)

Blue252 (98.8%)

Hue274.84°

Saturation (HSL)93.94%

Lightness80.59%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR D5 · G 9F · B FC

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Colour values

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