Colour

#D99DEF

#D99DEF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#D99DEF is a violet with RGB values 217, 157, 239 and HSL 284°, 72%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#D99DEF#D99DEF

HEX#D99DEF

RGBrgb(217, 157, 239)

RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.6157, 0.9373

RGB percentages85.1%, 61.6%, 93.7%

HSLhsl(283.9, 71.9%, 77.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(283.9, 34.3%, 93.7%)

CMYK9.2%, 34.3%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,261,743

CSS custom property--colour: #D99DEF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45098WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness187.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.02:1

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

Contrast with black10.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0

Inverted#266210

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#91AFF2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#9FB5ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.3 from the original

Tritanopia#D9A7BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.9 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 text10.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 11.2 Violet · ΔE 20.7 Orchid · ΔE 21.6 Medium purple · ΔE 25.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 33.3 Thistle · ΔE 33.6

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 11.18, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B3EF9D

Analogous#B09DEF, #EF9DDC

Triadic#EFD99D, #9DEFD9

Split complementary#DCEF9D, #9DEFB0

Tetradic#EFB09D, #B3EF9D, #9DDCEF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FBF5FD

Lighter +10%#EAC9F6

Darker −10%#C871E8

Darker −20%#B745E1

Darker −30%#A222D1

Darker −40%#801BA5

More saturated +25%#E08FFD

Less saturated −25%#D2ABE1

Channel breakdown

R217

G157

B239

Red217 (85.1%)

Green157 (61.6%)

Blue239 (93.7%)

Hue283.9°

Saturation (HSL)71.93%

Lightness77.65%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR D9 · G 9D · B EF

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