Recognised as Colour
#D9AEF0
- #D9AEF0
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#D9AEF0 is a violet with RGB values 217, 174, 240 and HSL 279°, 69%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#D9AEF0#D9AEF0
HEX#D9AEF0
RGBrgb(217, 174, 240)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.6824, 0.9412
RGB percentages85.1%, 68.2%, 94.1%
HSLhsl(279.1, 68.7%, 81.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.1, 27.5%, 94.1%)
CMYK9.6%, 27.5%, 0%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,266,096
CSS custom property--colour: #D9AEF0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.51315WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.26:1
Contrast with white1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#26510F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C5F0AE
Analogous#B8AEF0, #F0AEE6
Triadic#F0D9AE, #AEF0D9
Split complementary#E6F0AE, #AEF0B8
Tetradic#F0B8AE, #C5F0AE, #AEE6F0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R217
G174
B240
Red217 (85.1%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue240 (94.1%)
Hue279.09°
Saturation (HSL)68.75%
Lightness81.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D9 · G AE · B F0
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