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Colour

#D4CBD6

  • #D4CBD6
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light grey

#D4CBD6 is a violet with RGB values 212, 203, 214 and HSL 289°, 12%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.

Colour values

#D4CBD6#D4CBD6
HEX#D4CBD6
RGBrgb(212, 203, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.8314, 0.7961, 0.8392
RGB percentages83.1%, 79.6%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(289.1, 11.8%, 81.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.1, 5.1%, 83.9%)
CMYK0.9%, 5.1%, 0%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,945,814
CSS custom property--colour: #D4CBD6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61564WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness207 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.31:1
Contrast with white1.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CECECE
Inverted#2B3429

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CACDD7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#CCCED6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Tritanopia#D4CCCEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light grey · ΔE 7Silver · ΔE 8.3Gainsboro · ΔE 8.4Thistle · ΔE 9.8Lavender · ΔE 10.7Light steelblue · ΔE 13.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight grey (#D3D3D3)ΔE 6.95, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDD6CB
Analogous#CFCBD6, #D6CBD2
Triadic#D6D4CB, #CBD6D4
Split complementary#D3D6CB, #CBD6CF
Tetradic#D6CFCB, #CDD6CB, #CBD2D6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#ECE8EC
Darker −10%#BCAEC0
Darker −20%#A592A9
Darker −30%#8D7593
Darker −40%#735E77
More saturated +25%#DBBFE2
Less saturated −25%#D1D1D1

Channel breakdown

R212
G203
B214
Red212 (83.1%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue289.09°
Saturation (HSL)11.83%
Lightness81.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D4 · G CB · B D6

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