Colour

#D99BF9

#D99BF9
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Violet

#D99BF9 is a violet with RGB values 217, 155, 249 and HSL 280°, 89%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#D99BF9#D99BF9

HEX#D99BF9

RGBrgb(217, 155, 249)

RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.6078, 0.9765

RGB percentages85.1%, 60.8%, 97.6%

HSLhsl(279.6, 88.7%, 79.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(279.6, 37.8%, 97.6%)

CMYK12.9%, 37.8%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,261,241

CSS custom property--colour: #D99BF9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45034WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness187.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.01:1

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

Contrast with black10.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF

Inverted#266406

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8BAFFDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32 from the original

Deuteranopia#9AB5F6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.2 from the original

Tritanopia#D7A8BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

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

Contrast with black, large text10.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 17.2 Plum · ΔE 17.4 Orchid · ΔE 19.1 Medium purple · ΔE 21.8 Medium orchid · ΔE 29.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 34

Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 17.24, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BBF99B

Analogous#AA9BF9, #F99BEA

Triadic#F9D99B, #9BF9D9

Split complementary#EAF99B, #9BF9AA

Tetradic#F9AA9B, #BBF99B, #9BEAF9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FEFBFF

Lighter +10%#EBCBFC

Darker −10%#C76BF6

Darker −20%#B43BF3

Darker −30%#A10EED

Darker −40%#800BBD

More saturated +25%#DB95FF

Less saturated −25%#D5A8EC

Channel breakdown

R217

G155

B249

Red217 (85.1%)

Green155 (60.8%)

Blue249 (97.6%)

Hue279.57°

Saturation (HSL)88.68%

Lightness79.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR D9 · G 9B · B F9

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Colour harmonies

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