Recognised as Colour
#D999F6
- #D999F6
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Violet
#D999F6 is a violet with RGB values 217, 153, 246 and HSL 281°, 84%, 78%. 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
#D999F6#D999F6
HEX#D999F6
RGBrgb(217, 153, 246)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.6, 0.9647
RGB percentages85.1%, 60%, 96.5%
HSLhsl(281.3, 83.8%, 78.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.3, 37.8%, 96.5%)
CMYK11.8%, 37.8%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,260,726
CSS custom property--colour: #D999F6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.44188WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.84:1
Contrast with white2.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#266609
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.13:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B6F699
Analogous#AA99F6, #F699E5
Triadic#F6D999, #99F6D9
Split complementary#E4F699, #99F6AB
Tetradic#F6AB99, #B6F699, #99E5F6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R217
G153
B246
Red217 (85.1%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue246 (96.5%)
Hue281.29°
Saturation (HSL)83.78%
Lightness78.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D9 · G 99 · B F6
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