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Recognised as Colour

#D5CBE0

  • #D5CBE0
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#D5CBE0 is a violet with RGB values 213, 203, 224 and HSL 269°, 25%, 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

#D5CBE0#D5CBE0
HEX#D5CBE0
RGBrgb(213, 203, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.8353, 0.7961, 0.8784
RGB percentages83.5%, 79.6%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(268.6, 25.3%, 83.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268.6, 9.4%, 87.8%)
CMYK4.9%, 9.4%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,011,360
CSS custom property--colour: #D5CBE0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6224WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness208.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.45:1
Contrast with white1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF
Inverted#2A341F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C8CEE1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#CACFDFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Tritanopia#D4CDD2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 6.6Lavender · ΔE 9.5Light steelblue · ΔE 11.5Light grey · ΔE 11.8Gainsboro · ΔE 12.6Silver · ΔE 12.9
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 6.61, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D6E0CB
Analogous#CBCBE0, #E0CBE0
Triadic#E0D5CB, #CBE0D5
Split complementary#E0DFCB, #CBE0CB
Tetradic#E0CBCB, #D6E0CB, #CBE0E0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EFEBF3
Darker −10%#BBABCD
Darker −20%#A18BBA
Darker −30%#886BA7
Darker −40%#6E538C
More saturated +25%#D5C1EA
Less saturated −25%#D5D5D6

Channel breakdown

R213
G203
B224
Red213 (83.5%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue268.57°
Saturation (HSL)25.3%
Lightness83.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D5 · G CB · B E0

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