Recognised as Colour
#DB9DFF
- #DB9DFF
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Violet
#DB9DFF is a violet with RGB values 219, 157, 255 and HSL 278°, 100%, 81%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.
Colour values
#DB9DFF#DB9DFF
HEX#DB9DFF
RGBrgb(219, 157, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.6157, 1
RGB percentages85.9%, 61.6%, 100%
HSLhsl(278, 100%, 80.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278, 38.4%, 100%)
CMYK14.1%, 38.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,392,831
CSS custom property--colour: #DB9DFF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.46394WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.28:1
Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#246200
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C1FF9D
Analogous#AA9DFF, #FF9DF2
Triadic#FFDB9D, #9DFFDB
Split complementary#F2FF9D, #9DFFAA
Tetradic#FFAA9D, #C1FF9D, #9DF2FF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R219
G157
B255
Red219 (85.9%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue277.96°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness80.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DB · G 9D · B FF
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