Recognised as Colour
#D798E5
- #D798E5
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#D798E5 is a violet with RGB values 215, 152, 229 and HSL 289°, 60%, 75%. 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
#D798E5#D798E5
HEX#D798E5
RGBrgb(215, 152, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.8431, 0.5961, 0.898
RGB percentages84.3%, 59.6%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(289.1, 59.7%, 74.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.1, 33.6%, 89.8%)
CMYK6.1%, 33.6%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,129,381
CSS custom property--colour: #D798E5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42561WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.51:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#28671A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A6E598
Analogous#B198E5, #E598CD
Triadic#E5D798, #98E5D7
Split complementary#CCE598, #98E5B1
Tetradic#E5B198, #A6E598, #98CCE5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R215
G152
B229
Red215 (84.3%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue289.09°
Saturation (HSL)59.69%
Lightness74.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D7 · G 98 · B E5
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