Recognised as Colour
#D2BCE4
- #D2BCE4
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#D2BCE4 is a violet with RGB values 210, 188, 228 and HSL 273°, 43%, 82%. 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
#D2BCE4#D2BCE4
HEX#D2BCE4
RGBrgb(210, 188, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.8235, 0.7373, 0.8941
RGB percentages82.4%, 73.7%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(273, 42.6%, 81.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(273, 17.5%, 89.4%)
CMYK7.9%, 17.5%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,810,916
CSS custom property--colour: #D2BCE4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.5527WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.05:1
Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#2D431B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CEE4BC
Analogous#BEBCE4, #E4BCE2
Triadic#E4D2BC, #BCE4D2
Split complementary#E2E4BC, #BCE4BE
Tetradic#E4BEBC, #CEE4BC, #BCE2E4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R210
G188
B228
Red210 (82.4%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue273°
Saturation (HSL)42.55%
Lightness81.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D2 · G BC · B E4
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