Recognised as Colour
#D8A0EA
- #D8A0EA
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#D8A0EA is a violet with RGB values 216, 160, 234 and HSL 285°, 64%, 77%. 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
#D8A0EA#D8A0EA
HEX#D8A0EA
RGBrgb(216, 160, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.6275, 0.9176
RGB percentages84.7%, 62.7%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(285.4, 63.8%, 77.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285.4, 31.6%, 91.8%)
CMYK7.7%, 31.6%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,196,970
CSS custom property--colour: #D8A0EA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45681WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.14:1
Contrast with white2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#275F15
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B2EAA0
Analogous#B3A0EA, #EAA0D7
Triadic#EAD8A0, #A0EAD8
Split complementary#D7EAA0, #A0EAB3
Tetradic#EAB3A0, #B2EAA0, #A0D7EA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R216
G160
B234
Red216 (84.7%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue285.41°
Saturation (HSL)63.79%
Lightness77.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D8 · G A0 · B EA
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