Recognised as Colour
#D0BDDF
- #D0BDDF
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#D0BDDF is a violet with RGB values 208, 189, 223 and HSL 274°, 35%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#D0BDDF#D0BDDF
HEX#D0BDDF
RGBrgb(208, 189, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.8157, 0.7412, 0.8745
RGB percentages81.6%, 74.1%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(273.5, 34.7%, 80.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(273.5, 15.2%, 87.5%)
CMYK6.7%, 15.2%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,680,095
CSS custom property--colour: #D0BDDF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.55133WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.03:1
Contrast with white1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#2F4220
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CCDFBD
Analogous#BFBDDF, #DFBDDD
Triadic#DFD0BD, #BDDFD0
Split complementary#DDDFBD, #BDDFBF
Tetradic#DFBFBD, #CCDFBD, #BDDDDF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R208
G189
B223
Red208 (81.6%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue273.53°
Saturation (HSL)34.69%
Lightness80.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D0 · G BD · B DF
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