Recognised as Colour
#DB97EF
- #DB97EF
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#DB97EF is a violet with RGB values 219, 151, 239 and HSL 286°, 73%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#DB97EF#DB97EF
HEX#DB97EF
RGBrgb(219, 151, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.5922, 0.9373
RGB percentages85.9%, 59.2%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(286.4, 73.3%, 76.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.4, 36.8%, 93.7%)
CMYK8.4%, 36.8%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,391,279
CSS custom property--colour: #DB97EF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43425WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.69:1
Contrast with white2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#246810
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ABEF97
Analogous#AF97EF, #EF97D7
Triadic#EFDB97, #97EFDB
Split complementary#D7EF97, #97EFAF
Tetradic#EFAF97, #ABEF97, #97D7EF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R219
G151
B239
Red219 (85.9%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue286.36°
Saturation (HSL)73.33%
Lightness76.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DB · G 97 · B EF
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