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Recognised as Colour

#D4C0EF

  • #D4C0EF
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#D4C0EF is a violet with RGB values 212, 192, 239 and HSL 266°, 59%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#D4C0EF#D4C0EF
HEX#D4C0EF
RGBrgb(212, 192, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.8314, 0.7529, 0.9373
RGB percentages83.1%, 75.3%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(265.5, 59.5%, 84.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265.5, 19.7%, 93.7%)
CMYK11.3%, 19.7%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,943,023
CSS custom property--colour: #D4C0EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57928WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.59:1
Contrast with white1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#2B3F10

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B8C8F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#BBC8EEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Tritanopia#D0C6D0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 11.8Light steelblue · ΔE 18.1Plum · ΔE 18.3Lavender · ΔE 19.8Pink · ΔE 25.6Silver · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 11.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DBEFC0
Analogous#C0C3EF, #ECC0EF
Triadic#EFD4C0, #C0EFD4
Split complementary#EFECC0, #C4EFC0
Tetradic#EFC0C3, #DBEFC0, #C0EFEC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F0E9F9
Darker −10%#B897E5
Darker −20%#9C6FDA
Darker −30%#8146D0
Darker −40%#672EB5
More saturated +25%#D3B6F9
Less saturated −25%#D5CAE5

Channel breakdown

R212
G192
B239
Red212 (83.1%)
Green192 (75.3%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue265.53°
Saturation (HSL)59.49%
Lightness84.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D4 · G C0 · B EF

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