Recognised as Colour
#DB98EA
- #DB98EA
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#DB98EA is a violet with RGB values 219, 152, 234 and HSL 289°, 66%, 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
#DB98EA#DB98EA
HEX#DB98EA
RGBrgb(219, 152, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.5961, 0.9176
RGB percentages85.9%, 59.6%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(289, 66.1%, 75.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289, 35%, 91.8%)
CMYK6.4%, 35%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,391,530
CSS custom property--colour: #DB98EA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43457WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.8 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#246715
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#A7EA98
Analogous#B298EA, #EA98D0
Triadic#EADB98, #98EADB
Split complementary#D0EA98, #98EAB2
Tetradic#EAB298, #A7EA98, #98D0EA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R219
G152
B234
Red219 (85.9%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue289.02°
Saturation (HSL)66.13%
Lightness75.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DB · G 98 · B EA
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