Recognised as Colour
#D79DFB
- #D79DFB
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#D79DFB is a violet with RGB values 215, 157, 251 and HSL 277°, 92%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#D79DFB#D79DFB
HEX#D79DFB
RGBrgb(215, 157, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.8431, 0.6157, 0.9843
RGB percentages84.3%, 61.6%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(277, 92.2%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277, 37.5%, 98.4%)
CMYK14.3%, 37.5%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,130,683
CSS custom property--colour: #D79DFB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45526WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.11:1
Contrast with white2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#286204
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C1FB9D
Analogous#A89DFB, #FB9DF0
Triadic#FBD79D, #9DFBD7
Split complementary#F0FB9D, #9DFBA8
Tetradic#FBA89D, #C1FB9D, #9DF0FB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R215
G157
B251
Red215 (84.3%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue277.02°
Saturation (HSL)92.16%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D7 · G 9D · B FB
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