Recognised as Colour
#D9AFEB
- #D9AFEB
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#D9AFEB is a violet with RGB values 217, 175, 235 and HSL 282°, 60%, 80%. 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
#D9AFEB#D9AFEB
HEX#D9AFEB
RGBrgb(217, 175, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.6863, 0.9216
RGB percentages85.1%, 68.6%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(282, 60%, 80.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282, 25.5%, 92.2%)
CMYK7.7%, 25.5%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,266,347
CSS custom property--colour: #D9AFEB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.5141WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.28:1
Contrast with white1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#265014
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 text11.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C1EBAF
Analogous#BBAFEB, #EBAFDF
Triadic#EBD9AF, #AFEBD9
Split complementary#DFEBAF, #AFEBBB
Tetradic#EBBBAF, #C1EBAF, #AFDFEB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R217
G175
B235
Red217 (85.1%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue282°
Saturation (HSL)60%
Lightness80.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D9 · G AF · B EB
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