Colour
#D5BAEC
- #D5BAEC
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#D5BAEC is a violet with RGB values 213, 186, 236 and HSL 272°, 57%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#D5BAEC#D5BAEC
HEX#D5BAEC
RGBrgb(213, 186, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.8353, 0.7294, 0.9255
RGB percentages83.5%, 72.9%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(272.4, 56.8%, 82.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(272.4, 21.2%, 92.5%)
CMYK9.7%, 21.2%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,007,020
CSS custom property--colour: #D5BAEC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.5532WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.06:1
Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#2A4513
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D1ECBA
Analogous#BCBAEC, #ECBAEA
Triadic#ECD5BA, #BAECD5
Split complementary#EAECBA, #BAECBC
Tetradic#ECBCBA, #D1ECBA, #BAEAEC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R213
G186
B236
Red213 (83.5%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue272.4°
Saturation (HSL)56.82%
Lightness82.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D5 · G BA · B EC
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