Recognised as Colour
#D68BAA
- #D68BAA
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Pale violetred
#D68BAA is a red with RGB values 214, 139, 170 and HSL 335°, 48%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.
Colour values
#D68BAA#D68BAA
HEX#D68BAA
RGBrgb(214, 139, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.8392, 0.5451, 0.6667
RGB percentages83.9%, 54.5%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(335.2, 47.8%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(335.2, 35%, 83.9%)
CMYK0%, 35%, 20.6%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,060,458
CSS custom property--colour: #D68BAA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35664WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.13:1
Contrast with white2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#297455
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8BD6B7
Analogous#D68BCF, #D6918B
Triadic#AAD68B, #8BAAD6
Split complementary#8BD691, #8BCFD6
Tetradic#D0D68B, #8BD6B7, #928BD6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R214
G139
B170
Red214 (83.9%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue335.2°
Saturation (HSL)47.77%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D6 · G 8B · B AA
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