Recognised as Colour

#DB99ED

#DB99ED
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#DB99ED is a violet with RGB values 219, 153, 237 and HSL 287°, 70%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#DB99ED#DB99ED

HEX#DB99ED

RGBrgb(219, 153, 237)

RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.6, 0.9294

RGB percentages85.9%, 60%, 92.9%

HSLhsl(287.1, 70%, 76.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(287.1, 35.4%, 92.9%)

CMYK7.6%, 35.4%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,391,789

CSS custom property--colour: #DB99ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43957WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness185.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.79:1

Contrast with white2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD

Inverted#246612

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8EADF0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#9EB3EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.4 from the original

Tritanopia#DCA3B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 12.3 Violet · ΔE 18.3 Orchid · ΔE 19.1 Medium purple · ΔE 24.7 Medium orchid · ΔE 31.3 Hot pink · ΔE 34.3

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 12.3, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#ABED99

Analogous#B199ED, #ED99D5

Triadic#EDDB99, #99EDDB

Split complementary#D5ED99, #99EDB1

Tetradic#EDB199, #ABED99, #99D5ED

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FAF0FC

Lighter +10%#EAC4F5

Darker −10%#CC6EE5

Darker −20%#BC42DE

Darker −30%#A624C9

Darker −40%#821C9E

More saturated +25%#E48AFC

Less saturated −25%#D2A8DE

Channel breakdown

R219

G153

B237

Red219 (85.9%)

Green153 (60%)

Blue237 (92.9%)

Hue287.14°

Saturation (HSL)70%

Lightness76.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR DB · G 99 · B ED

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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