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Recognised as Colour

#D5AEFA

  • #D5AEFA
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Plum

#D5AEFA is a violet with RGB values 213, 174, 250 and HSL 271°, 88%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#D5AEFA#D5AEFA
HEX#D5AEFA
RGBrgb(213, 174, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.8353, 0.6824, 0.9804
RGB percentages83.5%, 68.2%, 98%
HSLhsl(270.8, 88.4%, 83.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270.8, 30.4%, 98%)
CMYK14.8%, 30.4%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,003,962
CSS custom property--colour: #D5AEFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5132WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.26:1
Contrast with white1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#2A5105

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A0BCFDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#A8BEF8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.5 from the original
Tritanopia#D0B9C9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 11.8Thistle · ΔE 27.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.4Violet · ΔE 29.4Medium purple · ΔE 29.4Orchid · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 11.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D3FAAE
Analogous#AFAEFA, #FAAEF9
Triadic#FAD5AE, #AEFAD5
Split complementary#F9FAAE, #AEFAAF
Tetradic#FAAFAE, #D3FAAE, #AEF9FA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EEDEFD
Darker −10%#BC7EF7
Darker −20%#A34EF4
Darker −30%#8A1EF1
Darker −40%#710DCF
More saturated +25%#D5A9FF
Less saturated −25%#D5B9EF

Channel breakdown

R213
G174
B250
Red213 (83.5%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue270.79°
Saturation (HSL)88.37%
Lightness83.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D5 · G AE · B FA

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