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Recognised as Colour

#D5C6FF

  • #D5C6FF
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#D5C6FF is a violet with RGB values 213, 198, 255 and HSL 256°, 100%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#D5C6FF#D5C6FF
HEX#D5C6FF
RGBrgb(213, 198, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.8353, 0.7765, 1
RGB percentages83.5%, 77.6%, 100%
HSLhsl(255.8, 100%, 88.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(255.8, 22.4%, 100%)
CMYK16.5%, 22.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,010,111
CSS custom property--colour: #D5C6FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61754WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness209.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.35:1
Contrast with white1.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD
Inverted#2A3900

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BACEFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#BCCDFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Tritanopia#CDCFD9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 17.3Plum · ΔE 19.2Light steelblue · ΔE 21.1Lavender · ΔE 22.5Light skyblue · ΔE 27.4Pink · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 17.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F0FFC6
Analogous#C6D3FF, #F1C6FF
Triadic#FFD5C6, #C6FFD5
Split complementary#FFF1C6, #D3FFC6
Tetradic#FFC6D4, #F0FFC6, #C6FFF1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FBF9FF
Darker −10%#AF93FF
Darker −20%#8A60FF
Darker −30%#642DFF
Darker −40%#4200F9
More saturated +25%#D5C6FF
Less saturated −25%#D8CDF8

Channel breakdown

R213
G198
B255
Red213 (83.5%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue255.79°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness88.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D5 · G C6 · B FF

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