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Recognised as Colour

#D2C5EA

  • #D2C5EA
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#D2C5EA is a violet with RGB values 210, 197, 234 and HSL 261°, 47%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#D2C5EA#D2C5EA
HEX#D2C5EA
RGBrgb(210, 197, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.8235, 0.7725, 0.9176
RGB percentages82.4%, 77.3%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(261.1, 46.8%, 84.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.1, 15.8%, 91.8%)
CMYK10.3%, 15.8%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,813,226
CSS custom property--colour: #D2C5EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59575WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness205.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.91:1
Contrast with white1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CACACA
Inverted#2D3A15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BECBECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#C0CBE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Tritanopia#CECAD1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 7.8Light steelblue · ΔE 13.2Lavender · ΔE 14.6Light grey · ΔE 20.4Silver · ΔE 20.6Gainsboro · ΔE 21.1
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 7.77, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDEAC5
Analogous#C5CBEA, #E4C5EA
Triadic#EAD2C5, #C5EAD2
Split complementary#EAE4C5, #CBEAC5
Tetradic#EAC5CB, #DDEAC5, #C5EAE4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EFEAF8
Darker −10%#B5A0DC
Darker −20%#987ACF
Darker −30%#7B55C1
Darker −40%#623CA7
More saturated +25%#CFBBF4
Less saturated −25%#D5CFE0

Channel breakdown

R210
G197
B234
Red210 (82.4%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue261.08°
Saturation (HSL)46.84%
Lightness84.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D2 · G C5 · B EA

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