Colour

#D69BE8

#D69BE8
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#D69BE8 is a violet with RGB values 214, 155, 232 and HSL 286°, 63%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#D69BE8

RGBrgb(214, 155, 232)

RGB (0–1)0.8392, 0.6078, 0.9098

RGB percentages83.9%, 60.8%, 91%

HSLhsl(286, 62.6%, 75.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(286, 33.2%, 91%)

CMYK7.8%, 33.2%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,064,616

CSS custom property--colour: #D69BE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43565WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness184.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.71:1

Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD

Inverted#296417

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#91ACEBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#9FB2E6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.9 from the original

Tritanopia#D6A4B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 8.8 Violet · ΔE 22.3 Orchid · ΔE 22.5 Medium purple · ΔE 26.1 Thistle · ΔE 31.4 Cornflower blue · ΔE 33.6

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 8.79, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ADE89B

Analogous#AF9BE8, #E89BD4

Triadic#E8D69B, #9BE8D6

Split complementary#D4E89B, #9BE8AF

Tetradic#E8AF9B, #ADE89B, #9BD4E8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F8EEFB

Lighter +10%#E7C4F2

Darker −10%#C572DE

Darker −20%#B448D5

Darker −30%#9C2CBE

Darker −40%#7A2295

More saturated +25%#DE8CF7

Less saturated −25%#CEAAD9

Channel breakdown

R214

G155

B232

Red214 (83.9%)

Green155 (60.8%)

Blue232 (91%)

Hue285.97°

Saturation (HSL)62.6%

Lightness75.88%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR D6 · G 9B · B E8

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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