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Recognised as Colour

#D4ACE4

  • #D4ACE4
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#D4ACE4 is a violet with RGB values 212, 172, 228 and HSL 283°, 51%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#D4ACE4#D4ACE4
HEX#D4ACE4
RGBrgb(212, 172, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.8314, 0.6745, 0.8941
RGB percentages83.1%, 67.5%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(282.9, 50.9%, 78.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.9, 24.6%, 89.4%)
CMYK7%, 24.6%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,937,892
CSS custom property--colour: #D4ACE4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49104WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.82:1
Contrast with white1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#2B531B

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#A5B8E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#ADBBE2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21 from the original
Tritanopia#D4B2C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 8.37, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#BCE4AC
Analogous#B8ACE4, #E4ACD8
Triadic#E4D4AC, #ACE4D4
Split complementary#D8E4AC, #ACE4B8
Tetradic#E4B8AC, #BCE4AC, #ACD8E4

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCF9FD
Lighter +10%#E8D2F1
Darker −10%#C086D7
Darker −20%#AC5FCB
Darker −30%#963DBA
Darker −40%#773094
More saturated +25%#DA9EF2
Less saturated −25%#CEBAD6

Channel breakdown

R212
G172
B228
Red212 (83.1%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue282.86°
Saturation (HSL)50.91%
Lightness78.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D4 · G AC · B E4

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