Recognised as Colour

#D3B5FF

#D3B5FF
Violet
Light
Nearest: Plum

#D3B5FF is a violet with RGB values 211, 181, 255 and HSL 264°, 100%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#D3B5FF

RGBrgb(211, 181, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.8275, 0.7098, 1

RGB percentages82.7%, 71%, 100%

HSLhsl(264.3, 100%, 85.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(264.3, 29%, 100%)

CMYK17.3%, 29%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,874,687

CSS custom property--colour: #D3B5FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54117WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness199.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.82:1

Contrast with white1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1

Inverted#2C4A00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A6C2FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#ABC2FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original

Tritanopia#CCC0CFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 14.1 Thistle · ΔE 26.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.2 Light steelblue · ΔE 31.4 Medium purple · ΔE 31.7 Violet · ΔE 33

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 14.06, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#E1FFB5

Analogous#B5BCFF, #F8B5FF

Triadic#FFD3B5, #B5FFD3

Split complementary#FFF8B5, #BCFFB5

Tetradic#FFB5BC, #E1FFB5, #B5FFF8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F1E8FF

Darker −10%#B582FF

Darker −20%#964FFF

Darker −30%#781CFF

Darker −40%#5E00E8

More saturated +25%#D3B5FF

Less saturated −25%#D5BEF6

Channel breakdown

R211

G181

B255

Red211 (82.7%)

Green181 (71%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue264.32°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness85.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR D3 · G B5 · B FF

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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