Recognised as Colour
#D6B2E4
- #D6B2E4
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#D6B2E4 is a violet with RGB values 214, 178, 228 and HSL 283°, 48%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#D6B2E4#D6B2E4
HEX#D6B2E4
RGBrgb(214, 178, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.8392, 0.698, 0.8941
RGB percentages83.9%, 69.8%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(283.2, 48.1%, 79.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.2, 21.9%, 89.4%)
CMYK6.1%, 21.9%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,070,500
CSS custom property--colour: #D6B2E4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.51738WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.35:1
Contrast with white1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#294D1B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C0E4B2
Analogous#BDB2E4, #E4B2D9
Triadic#E4D6B2, #B2E4D6
Split complementary#D9E4B2, #B2E4BD
Tetradic#E4BDB2, #C0E4B2, #B2D9E4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R214
G178
B228
Red214 (83.9%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue283.2°
Saturation (HSL)48.08%
Lightness79.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D6 · G B2 · B E4
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