Recognised as Colour
#D7AAF2
- #D7AAF2
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#D7AAF2 is a violet with RGB values 215, 170, 242 and HSL 278°, 73%, 81%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#D7AAF2#D7AAF2
HEX#D7AAF2
RGBrgb(215, 170, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.8431, 0.6667, 0.949
RGB percentages84.3%, 66.7%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(277.5, 73.5%, 80.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.5, 29.8%, 94.9%)
CMYK11.2%, 29.8%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,134,002
CSS custom property--colour: #D7AAF2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.49607WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.92:1
Contrast with white1.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#28550D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C5F2AA
Analogous#B3AAF2, #F2AAE9
Triadic#F2D7AA, #AAF2D7
Split complementary#E9F2AA, #AAF2B3
Tetradic#F2B3AA, #C5F2AA, #AAE9F2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R215
G170
B242
Red215 (84.3%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue277.5°
Saturation (HSL)73.47%
Lightness80.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D7 · G AA · B F2
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