Nerdulator> put something in

Recognised as Colour

#D3B6E3

  • #D3B6E3
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#D3B6E3 is a violet with RGB values 211, 182, 227 and HSL 279°, 45%, 80%. 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

#D3B6E3#D3B6E3
HEX#D3B6E3
RGBrgb(211, 182, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.8275, 0.7137, 0.8902
RGB percentages82.7%, 71.4%, 89%
HSLhsl(278.7, 44.6%, 80.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.7, 19.8%, 89%)
CMYK7%, 19.8%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,874,915
CSS custom property--colour: #D3B6E3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52851WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.57:1
Contrast with white1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#2C491C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B0BFE5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#B6C1E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Tritanopia#D2BBC5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 11Plum · ΔE 15.1Light steelblue · ΔE 20.1Lavender · ΔE 22.3Pink · ΔE 23.4Light pink · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 11.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C6E3B6
Analogous#BDB6E3, #E3B6DD
Triadic#E3D3B6, #B6E3D3
Split complementary#DDE3B6, #B6E3BD
Tetradic#E3BDB6, #C6E3B6, #B6DDE3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E9DBF1
Darker −10%#BD91D5
Darker −20%#A76CC7
Darker −30%#9047B9
Darker −40%#743994
More saturated +25%#D7A9F0
Less saturated −25%#CFC3D6

Channel breakdown

R211
G182
B227
Red211 (82.7%)
Green182 (71.4%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue278.67°
Saturation (HSL)44.55%
Lightness80.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D3 · G B6 · B E3

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “d3b6e3” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.