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Recognised as Colour

#D4CAF1

  • #D4CAF1
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#D4CAF1 is a violet with RGB values 212, 202, 241 and HSL 255°, 58%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#D4CAF1#D4CAF1
HEX#D4CAF1
RGBrgb(212, 202, 241)
RGB (0–1)0.8314, 0.7922, 0.9451
RGB percentages83.1%, 79.2%, 94.5%
HSLhsl(255.4, 58.2%, 86.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(255.4, 16.2%, 94.5%)
CMYK12%, 16.2%, 0%, 5.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,945,585
CSS custom property--colour: #D4CAF1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62589WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness209.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.52:1
Contrast with white1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF
Inverted#2B350E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C2CFF3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original
Deuteranopia#C4CFF0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Tritanopia#CFD0D7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 9.5Light steelblue · ΔE 13.3Lavender · ΔE 13.9Light grey · ΔE 21Gainsboro · ΔE 21.5Silver · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 9.55, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E7F1CA
Analogous#CAD3F1, #E8CAF1
Triadic#F1D4CA, #CAF1D4
Split complementary#F1E8CA, #D3F1CA
Tetradic#F1CAD3, #E7F1CA, #CAF1E8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F5F2FC
Darker −10%#B3A2E6
Darker −20%#9379DC
Darker −30%#7251D1
Darker −40%#5632BD
More saturated +25%#D0C2F9
Less saturated −25%#D8D2E9

Channel breakdown

R212
G202
B241
Red212 (83.1%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue241 (94.5%)
Hue255.38°
Saturation (HSL)58.21%
Lightness86.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D4 · G CA · B F1

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