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Recognised as Colour

#D6B1FE

  • #D6B1FE
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Plum

#D6B1FE is a violet with RGB values 214, 177, 254 and HSL 269°, 97%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#D6B1FE#D6B1FE
HEX#D6B1FE
RGBrgb(214, 177, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.8392, 0.6941, 0.9961
RGB percentages83.9%, 69.4%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(268.8, 97.5%, 84.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268.8, 30.3%, 99.6%)
CMYK15.7%, 30.3%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,070,270
CSS custom property--colour: #D6B1FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52896WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.58:1
Contrast with white1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#294E01

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A2BFFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#AAC1FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.1 from the original
Tritanopia#D0BCCDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 12.9Thistle · ΔE 28Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.2Medium purple · ΔE 29.9Violet · ΔE 30Orchid · ΔE 31.4
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 12.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D9FEB1
Analogous#B1B3FE, #FDB1FE
Triadic#FED6B1, #B1FED6
Split complementary#FEFDB1, #B3FEB1
Tetradic#FEB1B3, #D9FEB1, #B1FEFD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F0E3FF
Darker −10%#BC7FFD
Darker −20%#A14CFD
Darker −30%#871AFC
Darker −40%#6D03E0
More saturated +25%#D6B0FF
Less saturated −25%#D6BBF4

Channel breakdown

R214
G177
B254
Red214 (83.9%)
Green177 (69.4%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue268.83°
Saturation (HSL)97.47%
Lightness84.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D6 · G B1 · B FE

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