Colour
#D1C4E5
- #D1C4E5
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#D1C4E5 is a violet with RGB values 209, 196, 229 and HSL 264°, 39%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#D1C4E5#D1C4E5
HEX#D1C4E5
RGBrgb(209, 196, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.8196, 0.7686, 0.898
RGB percentages82%, 76.9%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(263.6, 38.8%, 83.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(263.6, 14.4%, 89.8%)
CMYK8.7%, 14.4%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,747,429
CSS custom property--colour: #D1C4E5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.58692WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.74:1
Contrast with white1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#2E3B1A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D8E5C4
Analogous#C4C8E5, #E2C4E5
Triadic#E5D1C4, #C4E5D1
Split complementary#E5E2C4, #C8E5C4
Tetradic#E5C4C8, #D8E5C4, #C4E5E2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R209
G196
B229
Red209 (82%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue263.64°
Saturation (HSL)38.82%
Lightness83.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D1 · G C4 · B E5
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