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Recognised as Colour

#D5CDF6

  • #D5CDF6
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#D5CDF6 is a blue with RGB values 213, 205, 246 and HSL 252°, 69%, 88%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#D5CDF6#D5CDF6
HEX#D5CDF6
RGBrgb(213, 205, 246)
RGB (0–1)0.8353, 0.8039, 0.9647
RGB percentages83.5%, 80.4%, 96.5%
HSLhsl(251.7, 69.5%, 88.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.7, 16.7%, 96.5%)
CMYK13.4%, 16.7%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,011,894
CSS custom property--colour: #D5CDF6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64463WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness212.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.89:1
Contrast with white1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2
Inverted#2A3209

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C4D2F8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#C5D1F5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Tritanopia#CFD3DBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 11Light steelblue · ΔE 13.8Lavender · ΔE 14Light grey · ΔE 21.9Gainsboro · ΔE 22.1Lavender blush · ΔE 22.5
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 11.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EEF6CD
Analogous#CDDAF6, #EACDF6
Triadic#F6D5CD, #CDF6D5
Split complementary#F6EACD, #DAF6CD
Tetradic#F6CDD9, #EEF6CD, #CDF6EA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F9F8FE
Darker −10%#B1A2EE
Darker −20%#8C77E6
Darker −30%#684BDF
Darker −40%#4726D1
More saturated +25%#D1C6FD
Less saturated −25%#D9D4EF

Channel breakdown

R213
G205
B246
Red213 (83.5%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue246 (96.5%)
Hue251.71°
Saturation (HSL)69.49%
Lightness88.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D5 · G CD · B F6

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