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Recognised as Colour

#D0CAD3

  • #D0CAD3
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light grey

#D0CAD3 is a violet with RGB values 208, 202, 211 and HSL 280°, 9%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.

Colour values

#D0CAD3#D0CAD3
HEX#D0CAD3
RGBrgb(208, 202, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.8157, 0.7922, 0.8275
RGB percentages81.6%, 79.2%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(280, 9.3%, 81%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280, 4.3%, 82.7%)
CMYK1.4%, 4.3%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,683,411
CSS custom property--colour: #D0CAD3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60354WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness204.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.07:1
Contrast with white1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC
Inverted#2F352C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C9CCD3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#CACCD3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Tritanopia#D0CBCDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light grey · ΔE 5.8Silver · ΔE 6.8Gainsboro · ΔE 7.8Thistle · ΔE 11.2Lavender · ΔE 11.5Light steelblue · ΔE 13
Nearest named CSS colourLight grey (#D3D3D3)ΔE 5.84, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDD3CA
Analogous#CCCAD3, #D3CAD2
Triadic#D3D0CA, #CAD3D0
Split complementary#D2D3CA, #CAD3CC
Tetradic#D3CCCA, #CDD3CA, #CAD2D3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E9E6EA
Darker −10%#B7AEBC
Darker −20%#9F92A5
Darker −30%#86768E
Darker −40%#6C5F72
More saturated +25%#D4BEDF
Less saturated −25%#CFCFCF

Channel breakdown

R208
G202
B211
Red208 (81.6%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue280°
Saturation (HSL)9.28%
Lightness80.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D0 · G CA · B D3

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