Recognised as Colour
#DAA7E6
- #DAA7E6
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#DAA7E6 is a violet with RGB values 218, 167, 230 and HSL 289°, 56%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#DAA7E6#DAA7E6
HEX#DAA7E6
RGBrgb(218, 167, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.8549, 0.6549, 0.902
RGB percentages85.5%, 65.5%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(288.6, 55.8%, 77.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.6, 27.4%, 90.2%)
CMYK5.2%, 27.4%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,329,830
CSS custom property--colour: #DAA7E6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.48256WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.65:1
Contrast with white1.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#255819
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B3E6A7
Analogous#BBA7E6, #E6A7D3
Triadic#E6DAA7, #A7E6DA
Split complementary#D3E6A7, #A7E6BB
Tetradic#E6BBA7, #B3E6A7, #A7D3E6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R218
G167
B230
Red218 (85.5%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue288.57°
Saturation (HSL)55.75%
Lightness77.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DA · G A7 · B E6
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