Recognised as Colour

#D998E7

#D998E7
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#D998E7 is a violet with RGB values 217, 152, 231 and HSL 289°, 62%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#D998E7

RGBrgb(217, 152, 231)

RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.5961, 0.9059

RGB percentages85.1%, 59.6%, 90.6%

HSLhsl(289.4, 62.2%, 75.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(289.4, 34.2%, 90.6%)

CMYK6.1%, 34.2%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,260,455

CSS custom property--colour: #D998E7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42978WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness183.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.6:1

Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC

Inverted#266718

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8EABEAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#9EB2E4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.1 from the original

Tritanopia#DAA1B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 9.8 Violet · ΔE 20.1 Orchid · ΔE 20.3 Medium purple · ΔE 25.8 Medium orchid · ΔE 32.9 Thistle · ΔE 33.2

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 9.84, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A6E798

Analogous#B298E7, #E798CE

Triadic#E7D998, #98E7D9

Split complementary#CDE798, #98E7B2

Tetradic#E7B298, #A6E798, #98CDE7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F8EBFA

Lighter +10%#E8C1F1

Darker −10%#CA6FDD

Darker −20%#BA45D4

Darker −30%#A12BBB

Darker −40%#7D2291

More saturated +25%#E388F7

Less saturated −25%#CFA8D7

Channel breakdown

R217

G152

B231

Red217 (85.1%)

Green152 (59.6%)

Blue231 (90.6%)

Hue289.37°

Saturation (HSL)62.2%

Lightness75.1%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR D9 · G 98 · B E7

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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