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Colour

#D4BDE0

  • #D4BDE0
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#D4BDE0 is a violet with RGB values 212, 189, 224 and HSL 279°, 36%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#D4BDE0#D4BDE0
HEX#D4BDE0
RGBrgb(212, 189, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.8314, 0.7412, 0.8784
RGB percentages83.1%, 74.1%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(279.4, 36.1%, 81%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.4, 15.6%, 87.8%)
CMYK5.4%, 15.6%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,942,240
CSS custom property--colour: #D4BDE0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55774WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.15:1
Contrast with white1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#2B421F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B9C4E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#BDC6DFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Tritanopia#D3C1C9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 5.4Light steelblue · ΔE 15.8Lavender · ΔE 17.1Plum · ΔE 20.5Silver · ΔE 20.5Pink · ΔE 20.7
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 5.41, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C9E0BD
Analogous#C3BDE0, #E0BDDB
Triadic#E0D4BD, #BDE0D4
Split complementary#DBE0BD, #BDE0C3
Tetradic#E0C3BD, #C9E0BD, #BDDBE0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EBE0F0
Darker −10%#BD9AD0
Darker −20%#A778BF
Darker −30%#9055AF
Darker −40%#74438E
More saturated +25%#D8B1EC
Less saturated −25%#D0C9D4

Channel breakdown

R212
G189
B224
Red212 (83.1%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue279.43°
Saturation (HSL)36.08%
Lightness80.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D4 · G BD · B E0

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