Recognised as Colour
#D997FD
- #D997FD
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Violet
#D997FD is a violet with RGB values 217, 151, 253 and HSL 279°, 96%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.
Colour values
#D997FD#D997FD
HEX#D997FD
RGBrgb(217, 151, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.5922, 0.9922
RGB percentages85.1%, 59.2%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(278.8, 96.2%, 79.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.8, 40.3%, 99.2%)
CMYK14.2%, 40.3%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,260,221
CSS custom property--colour: #D997FD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43977WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.8:1
Contrast with white2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#266802
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BBFD97
Analogous#A697FD, #FD97EE
Triadic#FDD997, #97FDD9
Split complementary#EEFD97, #97FDA6
Tetradic#FDA697, #BBFD97, #97EEFD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R217
G151
B253
Red217 (85.1%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue278.82°
Saturation (HSL)96.23%
Lightness79.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D9 · G 97 · B FD
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