Colour
#D5B3E6
- #D5B3E6
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#D5B3E6 is a violet with RGB values 213, 179, 230 and HSL 280°, 50%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#D5B3E6#D5B3E6
HEX#D5B3E6
RGBrgb(213, 179, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.8353, 0.702, 0.902
RGB percentages83.5%, 70.2%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(280, 50.5%, 80.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280, 22.2%, 90.2%)
CMYK7.4%, 22.2%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,005,222
CSS custom property--colour: #D5B3E6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.521WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.42:1
Contrast with white1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#2A4C19
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C4E6B3
Analogous#BCB3E6, #E6B3DE
Triadic#E6D5B3, #B3E6D5
Split complementary#DEE6B3, #B3E6BC
Tetradic#E6BCB3, #C4E6B3, #B3DEE6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R213
G179
B230
Red213 (83.5%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue280°
Saturation (HSL)50.5%
Lightness80.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D5 · G B3 · B E6
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