Recognised as Colour
#D4BBDB
- #D4BBDB
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#D4BBDB is a violet with RGB values 212, 187, 219 and HSL 287°, 31%, 80%. 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
#D4BBDB#D4BBDB
HEX#D4BBDB
RGBrgb(212, 187, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.8314, 0.7333, 0.8588
RGB percentages83.1%, 73.3%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(286.9, 30.8%, 79.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.9, 14.6%, 85.9%)
CMYK3.2%, 14.6%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,941,723
CSS custom property--colour: #D4BBDB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.54652WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.93:1
Contrast with white1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#2B4424
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C2DBBB
Analogous#C4BBDB, #DBBBD2
Triadic#DBD4BB, #BBDBD4
Split complementary#D2DBBB, #BBDBC4
Tetradic#DBC4BB, #C2DBBB, #BBD2DB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R212
G187
B219
Red212 (83.1%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue286.88°
Saturation (HSL)30.77%
Lightness79.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D4 · G BB · B DB
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