Colour
#D6B2E7
- #D6B2E7
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#D6B2E7 is a violet with RGB values 214, 178, 231 and HSL 281°, 52%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#D6B2E7#D6B2E7
HEX#D6B2E7
RGBrgb(214, 178, 231)
RGB (0–1)0.8392, 0.698, 0.9059
RGB percentages83.9%, 69.8%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(280.8, 52.5%, 80.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280.8, 22.9%, 90.6%)
CMYK7.4%, 22.9%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,070,503
CSS custom property--colour: #D6B2E7;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.51906WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.38:1
Contrast with white1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#294D18
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 text11.38:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C3E7B2
Analogous#BCB2E7, #E7B2DD
Triadic#E7D6B2, #B2E7D6
Split complementary#DEE7B2, #B2E7BB
Tetradic#E7BBB2, #C3E7B2, #B2DEE7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R214
G178
B231
Red214 (83.9%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue280.75°
Saturation (HSL)52.48%
Lightness80.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D6 · G B2 · B E7
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