Recognised as Colour
#DBA9E6
- #DBA9E6
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#DBA9E6 is a violet with RGB values 219, 169, 230 and HSL 289°, 55%, 78%. 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
#DBA9E6#DBA9E6
HEX#DBA9E6
RGBrgb(219, 169, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.6627, 0.902
RGB percentages85.9%, 66.3%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(289.2, 55%, 78.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.2, 26.5%, 90.2%)
CMYK4.8%, 26.5%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,395,878
CSS custom property--colour: #DBA9E6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.49149WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.83:1
Contrast with white1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#245619
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B4E6A9
Analogous#BCA9E6, #E6A9D3
Triadic#E6DBA9, #A9E6DB
Split complementary#D3E6A9, #A9E6BC
Tetradic#E6BCA9, #B4E6A9, #A9D3E6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R219
G169
B230
Red219 (85.9%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue289.18°
Saturation (HSL)54.95%
Lightness78.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DB · G A9 · B E6
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