Recognised as Colour
#DBA7EE
- #DBA7EE
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#DBA7EE is a violet with RGB values 219, 167, 238 and HSL 284°, 68%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#DBA7EE#DBA7EE
HEX#DBA7EE
RGBrgb(219, 167, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.6549, 0.9333
RGB percentages85.9%, 65.5%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(283.9, 67.6%, 79.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.9, 29.8%, 93.3%)
CMYK8%, 29.8%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,395,374
CSS custom property--colour: #DBA7EE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.48871WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.77:1
Contrast with white1.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#245811
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BAEEA7
Analogous#B8A7EE, #EEA7DD
Triadic#EEDBA7, #A7EEDB
Split complementary#DEEEA7, #A7EEB8
Tetradic#EEB8A7, #BAEEA7, #A7DDEE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R219
G167
B238
Red219 (85.9%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue283.94°
Saturation (HSL)67.62%
Lightness79.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DB · G A7 · B EE
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