Recognised as Colour
#D1BFD5
- #D1BFD5
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#D1BFD5 is a violet with RGB values 209, 191, 213 and HSL 289°, 21%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#D1BFD5#D1BFD5
HEX#D1BFD5
RGBrgb(209, 191, 213)
RGB (0–1)0.8196, 0.749, 0.8353
RGB percentages82%, 74.9%, 83.5%
HSLhsl(289.1, 20.8%, 79.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.1, 10.3%, 83.5%)
CMYK1.9%, 10.3%, 0%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,746,133
CSS custom property--colour: #D1BFD5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.55621WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.12:1
Contrast with white1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#2E402A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C3D5BF
Analogous#C6BFD5, #D5BFCE
Triadic#D5D1BF, #BFD5D1
Split complementary#CED5BF, #BFD5C6
Tetradic#D5C6BF, #C3D5BF, #BFCED5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R209
G191
B213
Red209 (82%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue213 (83.5%)
Hue289.09°
Saturation (HSL)20.75%
Lightness79.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D1 · G BF · B D5
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