Recognised as Colour
#D4BFDF
- #D4BFDF
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#D4BFDF is a violet with RGB values 212, 191, 223 and HSL 279°, 33%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#D4BFDF#D4BFDF
HEX#D4BFDF
RGBrgb(212, 191, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.8314, 0.749, 0.8745
RGB percentages83.1%, 74.9%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(279.4, 33.3%, 81.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.4, 14.3%, 87.5%)
CMYK4.9%, 14.3%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,942,751
CSS custom property--colour: #D4BFDF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.56586WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.32:1
Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#2B4020
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CADFBF
Analogous#C4BFDF, #DFBFDA
Triadic#DFD4BF, #BFDFD4
Split complementary#DADFBF, #BFDFC4
Tetradic#DFC4BF, #CADFBF, #BFDADF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R212
G191
B223
Red212 (83.1%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue279.38°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness81.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D4 · G BF · B DF
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