Recognised as Colour
#DB9BEA
- #DB9BEA
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#DB9BEA is a violet with RGB values 219, 155, 234 and HSL 289°, 65%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#DB9BEA#DB9BEA
HEX#DB9BEA
RGBrgb(219, 155, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.6078, 0.9176
RGB percentages85.9%, 60.8%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(288.6, 65.3%, 76.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.6, 33.8%, 91.8%)
CMYK6.4%, 33.8%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,392,298
CSS custom property--colour: #DB9BEA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.44443WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.89:1
Contrast with white2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#246415
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AAEA9B
Analogous#B49BEA, #EA9BD1
Triadic#EADB9B, #9BEADB
Split complementary#D2EA9B, #9BEAB3
Tetradic#EAB39B, #AAEA9B, #9BD1EA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R219
G155
B234
Red219 (85.9%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue288.61°
Saturation (HSL)65.29%
Lightness76.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DB · G 9B · B EA
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