Recognised as Colour
#DA9DEB
- #DA9DEB
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#DA9DEB is a violet with RGB values 218, 157, 235 and HSL 287°, 66%, 77%. 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
#DA9DEB#DA9DEB
HEX#DA9DEB
RGBrgb(218, 157, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.8549, 0.6157, 0.9216
RGB percentages85.5%, 61.6%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(286.9, 66.1%, 76.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.9, 33.2%, 92.2%)
CMYK7.2%, 33.2%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,327,275
CSS custom property--colour: #DA9DEB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45018WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10:1
Contrast with white2.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#256214
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.1:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AEEB9D
Analogous#B39DEB, #EB9DD5
Triadic#EBDA9D, #9DEBDA
Split complementary#D5EB9D, #9DEBB3
Tetradic#EBB39D, #AEEB9D, #9DD5EB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R218
G157
B235
Red218 (85.5%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue286.92°
Saturation (HSL)66.1%
Lightness76.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DA · G 9D · B EB
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