Colour
#D2B8D8
- #D2B8D8
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#D2B8D8 is a violet with RGB values 210, 184, 216 and HSL 289°, 29%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#D2B8D8#D2B8D8
HEX#D2B8D8
RGBrgb(210, 184, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.8235, 0.7216, 0.8471
RGB percentages82.4%, 72.2%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(288.8, 29.1%, 78.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.8, 14.8%, 84.7%)
CMYK2.8%, 14.8%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,809,880
CSS custom property--colour: #D2B8D8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.5294WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.59:1
Contrast with white1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#2D4727
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BED8B8
Analogous#C2B8D8, #D8B8CE
Triadic#D8D2B8, #B8D8D2
Split complementary#CED8B8, #B8D8C2
Tetradic#D8C2B8, #BED8B8, #B8CED8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R210
G184
B216
Red210 (82.4%)
Green184 (72.2%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue288.75°
Saturation (HSL)29.09%
Lightness78.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D2 · G B8 · B D8
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