Recognised as Colour
#D5BCDE
- #D5BCDE
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#D5BCDE is a violet with RGB values 213, 188, 222 and HSL 284°, 34%, 80%. 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
#D5BCDE#D5BCDE
HEX#D5BCDE
RGBrgb(213, 188, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.8353, 0.7373, 0.8706
RGB percentages83.5%, 73.7%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(284.1, 34%, 80.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.1, 15.3%, 87.1%)
CMYK4.1%, 15.3%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,007,518
CSS custom property--colour: #D5BCDE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.55386WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.08:1
Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#2A4321
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 text12.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C5DEBC
Analogous#C4BCDE, #DEBCD6
Triadic#DED5BC, #BCDED5
Split complementary#D6DEBC, #BCDEC4
Tetradic#DEC4BC, #C5DEBC, #BCD6DE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R213
G188
B222
Red213 (83.5%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue284.12°
Saturation (HSL)34%
Lightness80.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D5 · G BC · B DE
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