Colour
#D3B8DE
- #D3B8DE
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#D3B8DE is a violet with RGB values 211, 184, 222 and HSL 283°, 37%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#D3B8DE#D3B8DE
HEX#D3B8DE
RGBrgb(211, 184, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.8275, 0.7216, 0.8706
RGB percentages82.7%, 72.2%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(282.6, 36.5%, 79.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.6, 17.1%, 87.1%)
CMYK5%, 17.1%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,875,422
CSS custom property--colour: #D3B8DE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.53404WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.68:1
Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#2C4721
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C3DEB8
Analogous#C0B8DE, #DEB8D6
Triadic#DED3B8, #B8DED3
Split complementary#D6DEB8, #B8DEC0
Tetradic#DEC0B8, #C3DEB8, #B8D6DE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R211
G184
B222
Red211 (82.7%)
Green184 (72.2%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue282.63°
Saturation (HSL)36.54%
Lightness79.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D3 · G B8 · B DE
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