Recognised as Colour
#DFA9EB
- #DFA9EB
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#DFA9EB is a violet with RGB values 223, 169, 235 and HSL 289°, 62%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#DFA9EB#DFA9EB
HEX#DFA9EB
RGBrgb(223, 169, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.6627, 0.9216
RGB percentages87.5%, 66.3%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(289.1, 62.3%, 79.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.1, 28.1%, 92.2%)
CMYK5.1%, 28.1%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,658,027
CSS custom property--colour: #DFA9EB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50062WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.01:1
Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#205614
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B5EBA9
Analogous#BEA9EB, #EBA9D6
Triadic#EBDFA9, #A9EBDF
Split complementary#D6EBA9, #A9EBBE
Tetradic#EBBEA9, #B5EBA9, #A9D6EB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R223
G169
B235
Red223 (87.5%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue289.09°
Saturation (HSL)62.26%
Lightness79.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DF · G A9 · B EB
Keep nerding
Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.
Nerdulate something else
Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page