Recognised as Colour
#D0B9E3
- #D0B9E3
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#D0B9E3 is a violet with RGB values 208, 185, 227 and HSL 273°, 43%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#D0B9E3#D0B9E3
HEX#D0B9E3
RGBrgb(208, 185, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.8157, 0.7255, 0.8902
RGB percentages81.6%, 72.5%, 89%
HSLhsl(272.9, 42.9%, 80.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(272.9, 18.5%, 89%)
CMYK8.4%, 18.5%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,679,075
CSS custom property--colour: #D0B9E3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.53654WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.73:1
Contrast with white1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#2F461C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CCE3B9
Analogous#BBB9E3, #E3B9E1
Triadic#E3D0B9, #B9E3D0
Split complementary#E1E3B9, #B9E3BB
Tetradic#E3BBB9, #CCE3B9, #B9E1E3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R208
G185
B227
Red208 (81.6%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue272.86°
Saturation (HSL)42.86%
Lightness80.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D0 · G B9 · B E3
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