Recognised as Colour
#D6B9DE
- #D6B9DE
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#D6B9DE is a violet with RGB values 214, 185, 222 and HSL 287°, 36%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#D6B9DE#D6B9DE
HEX#D6B9DE
RGBrgb(214, 185, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.8392, 0.7255, 0.8706
RGB percentages83.9%, 72.5%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(287, 35.9%, 79.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287, 16.7%, 87.1%)
CMYK3.6%, 16.7%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,072,286
CSS custom property--colour: #D6B9DE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.54268WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.85:1
Contrast with white1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#294621
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C1DEB9
Analogous#C4B9DE, #DEB9D3
Triadic#DED6B9, #B9DED6
Split complementary#D4DEB9, #B9DEC4
Tetradic#DEC4B9, #C1DEB9, #B9D3DE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R214
G185
B222
Red214 (83.9%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue287.03°
Saturation (HSL)35.92%
Lightness79.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D6 · G B9 · B DE
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