Colour
#D5C9D9
- #D5C9D9
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#D5C9D9 is a violet with RGB values 213, 201, 217 and HSL 285°, 17%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#D5C9D9#D5C9D9
HEX#D5C9D9
RGBrgb(213, 201, 217)
RGB (0–1)0.8353, 0.7882, 0.851
RGB percentages83.5%, 78.8%, 85.1%
HSLhsl(285, 17.4%, 82%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285, 7.4%, 85.1%)
CMYK1.8%, 7.4%, 0%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,010,841
CSS custom property--colour: #D5C9D9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.60929WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.19:1
Contrast with white1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD
Inverted#2A3626
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CDD9C9
Analogous#CDC9D9, #D9C9D5
Triadic#D9D5C9, #C9D9D5
Split complementary#D5D9C9, #C9D9CD
Tetradic#D9CDC9, #CDD9C9, #C9D5D9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R213
G201
B217
Red213 (83.5%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue217 (85.1%)
Hue285°
Saturation (HSL)17.39%
Lightness81.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D5 · G C9 · B D9
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