Recognised as Colour
#D8A9F3
- #D8A9F3
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#D8A9F3 is a violet with RGB values 216, 169, 243 and HSL 278°, 76%, 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
#D8A9F3#D8A9F3
HEX#D8A9F3
RGBrgb(216, 169, 243)
RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.6627, 0.9529
RGB percentages84.7%, 66.3%, 95.3%
HSLhsl(278.1, 75.5%, 80.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.1, 30.5%, 95.3%)
CMYK11.1%, 30.5%, 0%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,199,283
CSS custom property--colour: #D8A9F3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.49446WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.89:1
Contrast with white1.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#27560C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C4F3A9
Analogous#B3A9F3, #F3A9E9
Triadic#F3D8A9, #A9F3D8
Split complementary#E9F3A9, #A9F3B3
Tetradic#F3B3A9, #C4F3A9, #A9E9F3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R216
G169
B243
Red216 (84.7%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue243 (95.3%)
Hue278.11°
Saturation (HSL)75.51%
Lightness80.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D8 · G A9 · B F3
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