Colour

#DF9BED

#DF9BED
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#DF9BED is a violet with RGB values 223, 155, 237 and HSL 290°, 69%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#DF9BED#DF9BED

HEX#DF9BED

RGBrgb(223, 155, 237)

RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.6078, 0.9294

RGB percentages87.5%, 60.8%, 92.9%

HSLhsl(289.8, 69.5%, 76.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(289.8, 34.6%, 92.9%)

CMYK5.9%, 34.6%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,654,445

CSS custom property--colour: #DF9BED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45245WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness188.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.05:1

Contrast with white2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF

Inverted#206412

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#91AFF0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#A2B6EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.1 from the original

Tritanopia#E1A4B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 11.2 Violet · ΔE 18.7 Orchid · ΔE 19.6 Medium purple · ΔE 26.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 32.4 Hot pink · ΔE 33.5

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 11.19, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A9ED9B

Analogous#B69BED, #ED9BD2

Triadic#EDDF9B, #9BEDDF

Split complementary#D2ED9B, #9BEDB6

Tetradic#EDB69B, #A9ED9B, #9BD2ED

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FBF1FD

Lighter +10%#EDC6F5

Darker −10%#D170E5

Darker −20%#C345DD

Darker −30%#AE24CB

Darker −40%#891D9F

More saturated +25%#E98CFC

Less saturated −25%#D5AADE

Channel breakdown

R223

G155

B237

Red223 (87.5%)

Green155 (60.8%)

Blue237 (92.9%)

Hue289.76°

Saturation (HSL)69.49%

Lightness76.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR DF · G 9B · B ED

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Colour values

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Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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