Colour
#D5CDD9
- #D5CDD9
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Light grey
#D5CDD9 is a violet with RGB values 213, 205, 217 and HSL 280°, 14%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.
Colour values
#D5CDD9#D5CDD9
HEX#D5CDD9
RGBrgb(213, 205, 217)
RGB (0–1)0.8353, 0.8039, 0.851
RGB percentages83.5%, 80.4%, 85.1%
HSLhsl(280, 13.6%, 82.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280, 5.5%, 85.1%)
CMYK1.8%, 5.5%, 0%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,011,865
CSS custom property--colour: #D5CDD9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.62819WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness208.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.56:1
Contrast with white1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0
Inverted#2A3226
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D1D9CD
Analogous#CFCDD9, #D9CDD7
Triadic#D9D5CD, #CDD9D5
Split complementary#D7D9CD, #CDD9CF
Tetradic#D9CFCD, #D1D9CD, #CDD7D9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R213
G205
B217
Red213 (83.5%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue217 (85.1%)
Hue280°
Saturation (HSL)13.64%
Lightness82.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D5 · G CD · B D9
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