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Recognised as Colour

#D3CBFF

  • #D3CBFF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#D3CBFF is a blue with RGB values 211, 203, 255 and HSL 249°, 100%, 90%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#D3CBFF#D3CBFF
HEX#D3CBFF
RGBrgb(211, 203, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.8275, 0.7961, 1
RGB percentages82.7%, 79.6%, 100%
HSLhsl(249.2, 100%, 89.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.2, 20.4%, 100%)
CMYK17.3%, 20.4%, 0%, 0%naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,880,319
CSS custom property--colour: #D3CBFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.63781WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness211.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.76:1
Contrast with white1.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0
Inverted#2C3400

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#BFD2FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#C0D0FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Tritanopia#CAD3DDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 15.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#F7FFCB
Analogous#CBDDFF, #EDCBFF
Triadic#FFD3CB, #CBFFD3
Split complementary#FFEDCB, #DDFFCB
Tetradic#FFCBDD, #F7FFCB, #CBFFED

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FEFEFF
Darker −10%#A898FF
Darker −20%#7D65FF
Darker −30%#5232FF
Darker −40%#2700FE
More saturated +25%#D3CBFF
Less saturated −25%#D8D2F9

Channel breakdown

R211
G203
B255
Red211 (82.7%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue249.23°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness89.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D3 · G CB · B FF

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