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Recognised as Colour

#D5CAE2

  • #D5CAE2
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#D5CAE2 is a violet with RGB values 213, 202, 226 and HSL 268°, 29%, 84%. 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

#D5CAE2#D5CAE2
HEX#D5CAE2
RGBrgb(213, 202, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.8353, 0.7922, 0.8863
RGB percentages83.5%, 79.2%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(267.5, 29.3%, 83.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(267.5, 10.6%, 88.6%)
CMYK5.8%, 10.6%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,011,106
CSS custom property--colour: #D5CAE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61878WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness208.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.38:1
Contrast with white1.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CECECE
Inverted#2A351D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C6CEE3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#C8CEE1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Tritanopia#D3CDD2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.2 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 text13.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 5.8Lavender · ΔE 10.1Light steelblue · ΔE 11.5Light grey · ΔE 13.4Gainsboro · ΔE 14.2Silver · ΔE 14.3
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 5.85, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D7E2CA
Analogous#CACBE2, #E1CAE2
Triadic#E2D5CA, #CAE2D5
Split complementary#E2E1CA, #CBE2CA
Tetradic#E2CACB, #D7E2CA, #CAE2E1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EFEBF4
Darker −10%#BBA9D0
Darker −20%#A188BE
Darker −30%#8767AC
Darker −40%#6D4F91
More saturated +25%#D4C0EC
Less saturated −25%#D6D4D8

Channel breakdown

R213
G202
B226
Red213 (83.5%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue267.5°
Saturation (HSL)29.27%
Lightness83.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D5 · G CA · B E2

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