Recognised as Colour
#D6B2DE
- #D6B2DE
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#D6B2DE is a violet with RGB values 214, 178, 222 and HSL 289°, 40%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#D6B2DE#D6B2DE
HEX#D6B2DE
RGBrgb(214, 178, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.8392, 0.698, 0.8706
RGB percentages83.9%, 69.8%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(289.1, 40%, 78.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.1, 19.8%, 87.1%)
CMYK3.6%, 19.8%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,070,494
CSS custom property--colour: #D6B2DE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.51411WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.28:1
Contrast with white1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#294D21
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BADEB2
Analogous#C0B2DE, #DEB2D0
Triadic#DED6B2, #B2DED6
Split complementary#D0DEB2, #B2DEC0
Tetradic#DEC0B2, #BADEB2, #B2D0DE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R214
G178
B222
Red214 (83.9%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue289.09°
Saturation (HSL)40%
Lightness78.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D6 · G B2 · B DE
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