Recognised as Colour

#DB9EF4

#DB9EF4
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#DB9EF4 is a violet with RGB values 219, 158, 244 and HSL 283°, 80%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#DB9EF4

RGBrgb(219, 158, 244)

RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.6196, 0.9569

RGB percentages85.9%, 62%, 95.7%

HSLhsl(282.6, 79.6%, 78.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(282.6, 35.2%, 95.7%)

CMYK10.2%, 35.2%, 0%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,393,076

CSS custom property--colour: #DB9EF4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46045WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness189.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.21:1

Contrast with white2.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1

Inverted#24610B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#91B1F7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#9FB7F1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.2 from the original

Tritanopia#DAA9BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.06:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 13.2 Violet · ΔE 19.5 Orchid · ΔE 20.9 Medium purple · ΔE 24.4 Medium orchid · ΔE 32.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 33.9

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 13.19, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B7F49E

Analogous#B09EF4, #F49EE2

Triadic#F4DB9E, #9EF4DB

Split complementary#E2F49E, #9EF4B0

Tetradic#F4B09E, #B7F49E, #9EE2F4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FDFAFE

Lighter +10%#ECCCF9

Darker −10%#CA70EF

Darker −20%#B942EA

Darker −30%#A619E0

Darker −40%#8414B2

More saturated +25%#E093FF

Less saturated −25%#D5ACE7

Channel breakdown

R219

G158

B244

Red219 (85.9%)

Green158 (62%)

Blue244 (95.7%)

Hue282.56°

Saturation (HSL)79.63%

Lightness78.82%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR DB · G 9E · B F4

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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