Colour

#D798EB

#D798EB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#D798EB is a violet with RGB values 215, 152, 235 and HSL 286°, 67%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#D798EB

RGBrgb(215, 152, 235)

RGB (0–1)0.8431, 0.5961, 0.9216

RGB percentages84.3%, 59.6%, 92.2%

HSLhsl(285.5, 67.5%, 75.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(285.5, 35.3%, 92.2%)

CMYK8.5%, 35.3%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,129,387

CSS custom property--colour: #D798EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42902WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness183.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.58:1

Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB

Inverted#286714

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8CABEEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#9CB1E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.3 from the original

Tritanopia#D7A2B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 11.9 Violet · ΔE 19.3 Orchid · ΔE 19.8 Medium purple · ΔE 24.1 Medium orchid · ΔE 31.6 Cornflower blue · ΔE 34.2

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 11.92, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ACEB98

Analogous#AE98EB, #EB98D5

Triadic#EBD798, #98EBD7

Split complementary#D5EB98, #98EBAE

Tetradic#EBAE98, #ACEB98, #98D5EB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F8EDFC

Lighter +10%#E8C3F3

Darker −10%#C66DE3

Darker −20%#B643DA

Darker −30%#9E26C4

Darker −40%#7B1E99

More saturated +25%#DF89FA

Less saturated −25%#CFA7DC

Channel breakdown

R215

G152

B235

Red215 (84.3%)

Green152 (59.6%)

Blue235 (92.2%)

Hue285.54°

Saturation (HSL)67.48%

Lightness75.88%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR D7 · G 98 · B EB

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Colour values

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