Recognised as Colour
#D3BBD9
- #D3BBD9
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#D3BBD9 is a violet with RGB values 211, 187, 217 and HSL 288°, 28%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#D3BBD9#D3BBD9
HEX#D3BBD9
RGBrgb(211, 187, 217)
RGB (0–1)0.8275, 0.7333, 0.851
RGB percentages82.7%, 73.3%, 85.1%
HSLhsl(288, 28.3%, 79.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288, 13.8%, 85.1%)
CMYK2.8%, 13.8%, 0%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,876,185
CSS custom property--colour: #D3BBD9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.54399WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.88:1
Contrast with white1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#2C4426
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C1D9BB
Analogous#C4BBD9, #D9BBD0
Triadic#D9D3BB, #BBD9D3
Split complementary#D0D9BB, #BBD9C4
Tetradic#D9C4BB, #C1D9BB, #BBD0D9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R211
G187
B217
Red211 (82.7%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue217 (85.1%)
Hue288°
Saturation (HSL)28.3%
Lightness79.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D3 · G BB · B D9
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