Colour
#D2BBE7
- #D2BBE7
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#D2BBE7 is a violet with RGB values 210, 187, 231 and HSL 271°, 48%, 82%. 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
#D2BBE7#D2BBE7
HEX#D2BBE7
RGBrgb(210, 187, 231)
RGB (0–1)0.8235, 0.7333, 0.9059
RGB percentages82.4%, 73.3%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(271.4, 47.8%, 82%)
HSV / HSBhsv(271.4, 19%, 90.6%)
CMYK9.1%, 19%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,810,663
CSS custom property--colour: #D2BBE7;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.55012WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12:1
Contrast with white1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#2D4418
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 text12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D0E7BB
Analogous#BCBBE7, #E7BBE6
Triadic#E7D2BB, #BBE7D2
Split complementary#E6E7BB, #BBE7BC
Tetradic#E7BCBB, #D0E7BB, #BBE6E7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R210
G187
B231
Red210 (82.4%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue271.36°
Saturation (HSL)47.83%
Lightness81.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D2 · G BB · B E7
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