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Recognised as Colour

#D5AFDD

  • #D5AFDD
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Plum

#D5AFDD is a violet with RGB values 213, 175, 221 and HSL 290°, 40%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#D5AFDD#D5AFDD
HEX#D5AFDD
RGBrgb(213, 175, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.8353, 0.6863, 0.8667
RGB percentages83.5%, 68.6%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(289.6, 40.4%, 77.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.6, 20.8%, 86.7%)
CMYK3.6%, 20.8%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,004,189
CSS custom property--colour: #D5AFDD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50027WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.01:1
Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#2A5022

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#AAB9DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19 from the original
Deuteranopia#B3BDDBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Tritanopia#D6B3BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 11.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#B7DDAF
Analogous#BEAFDD, #DDAFCE
Triadic#DDD5AF, #AFDDD5
Split complementary#CEDDAF, #AFDDBE
Tetradic#DDBEAF, #B7DDAF, #AFCEDD

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBF7FB
Lighter +10%#E8D3EC
Darker −10%#C28BCE
Darker −20%#AF67BF
Darker −30%#9948AB
Darker −40%#793987
More saturated +25%#DEA1EB
Less saturated −25%#CCBDCF

Channel breakdown

R213
G175
B221
Red213 (83.5%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue289.57°
Saturation (HSL)40.35%
Lightness77.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D5 · G AF · B DD

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