Recognised as Colour
#D5AAEF
- #D5AAEF
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#D5AAEF is a violet with RGB values 213, 170, 239 and HSL 277°, 68%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#D5AAEF#D5AAEF
HEX#D5AAEF
RGBrgb(213, 170, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.8353, 0.6667, 0.9373
RGB percentages83.5%, 66.7%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(277.4, 68.3%, 80.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.4, 28.9%, 93.7%)
CMYK10.9%, 28.9%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,002,927
CSS custom property--colour: #D5AAEF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.49128WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.83:1
Contrast with white1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#2A5510
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C4EFAA
Analogous#B3AAEF, #EFAAE6
Triadic#EFD5AA, #AAEFD5
Split complementary#E6EFAA, #AAEFB3
Tetradic#EFB3AA, #C4EFAA, #AAE6EF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R213
G170
B239
Red213 (83.5%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue277.39°
Saturation (HSL)68.32%
Lightness80.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D5 · G AA · B EF
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