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Recognised as Colour

#DB89ED

  • #DB89ED
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Violet

#DB89ED is a violet with RGB values 219, 137, 237 and HSL 289°, 74%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#DB89ED#DB89ED
HEX#DB89ED
RGBrgb(219, 137, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.5373, 0.9294
RGB percentages85.9%, 53.7%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(289.2, 73.5%, 73.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.2, 42.2%, 92.9%)
CMYK7.6%, 42.2%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,387,693
CSS custom property--colour: #DB89ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39066WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.81:1
Contrast with white2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#247612

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7BA2F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#91ABEAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41 from the original
Tritanopia#DC95B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Violet · ΔE 9.3Orchid · ΔE 10.7Medium purple · ΔE 21.2Medium orchid · ΔE 21.5Plum · ΔE 22Hot pink · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 9.29, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9BED89
Analogous#A989ED, #ED89CD
Triadic#EDDB89, #89EDDB
Split complementary#CDED89, #89EDA9
Tetradic#EDA989, #9BED89, #89CDED

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F6E2FB
Lighter +10%#E9B5F4
Darker −10%#CE5DE6
Darker −20%#C031E0
Darker −30%#A31DC0
Darker −40%#7D1694
More saturated +25%#E678FE
Less saturated −25%#D09ADC

Channel breakdown

R219
G137
B237
Red219 (85.9%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue289.2°
Saturation (HSL)73.53%
Lightness73.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DB · G 89 · B ED

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