Colour
#D696EE
- #D696EE
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#D696EE is a violet with RGB values 214, 150, 238 and HSL 284°, 72%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#D696EE#D696EE
HEX#D696EE
RGBrgb(214, 150, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.8392, 0.5882, 0.9333
RGB percentages83.9%, 58.8%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(283.6, 72.1%, 76.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.6, 37%, 93.3%)
CMYK10.1%, 37%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,063,342
CSS custom property--colour: #D696EE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42282WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.46:1
Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#296911
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AEEE96
Analogous#AA96EE, #EE96DA
Triadic#EED696, #96EED6
Split complementary#DAEE96, #96EEAA
Tetradic#EEAA96, #AEEE96, #96DAEE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R214
G150
B238
Red214 (83.9%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue283.64°
Saturation (HSL)72.13%
Lightness76.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D6 · G 96 · B EE
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