Recognised as Colour

#D8A6ED

#D8A6ED
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#D8A6ED is a violet with RGB values 216, 166, 237 and HSL 282°, 66%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#D8A6ED

RGBrgb(216, 166, 237)

RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.651, 0.9294

RGB percentages84.7%, 65.1%, 92.9%

HSLhsl(282.3, 66.4%, 79%)

HSV / HSBhsv(282.3, 30%, 92.9%)

CMYK8.9%, 30%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,198,509

CSS custom property--colour: #D8A6ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47986WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness191.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.6:1

Contrast with white1.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6

Inverted#275912

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9CB5F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#A7BAEBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.4 from the original

Tritanopia#D7AFC0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.98:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 6.9 Thistle · ΔE 26.6 Violet · ΔE 27.4 Orchid · ΔE 27.9 Medium purple · ΔE 29.9 Cornflower blue · ΔE 32.5

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 6.94, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BBEDA6

Analogous#B5A6ED, #EDA6DF

Triadic#EDD8A6, #A6EDD8

Split complementary#DFEDA6, #A6EDB5

Tetradic#EDB5A6, #BBEDA6, #A6DFED

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FDFBFE

Lighter +10%#EBD0F6

Darker −10%#C57CE4

Darker −20%#B351DC

Darker −30%#9F2AD0

Darker −40%#7E21A6

More saturated +25%#DD99FA

Less saturated −25%#D3B3E0

Channel breakdown

R216

G166

B237

Red216 (84.7%)

Green166 (65.1%)

Blue237 (92.9%)

Hue282.25°

Saturation (HSL)66.36%

Lightness79.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR D8 · G A6 · B ED

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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