Recognised as Colour
#D6BCE8
- #D6BCE8
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#D6BCE8 is a violet with RGB values 214, 188, 232 and HSL 275°, 49%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#D6BCE8#D6BCE8
HEX#D6BCE8
RGBrgb(214, 188, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.8392, 0.7373, 0.9098
RGB percentages83.9%, 73.7%, 91%
HSLhsl(275.5, 48.9%, 82.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(275.5, 19%, 91%)
CMYK7.8%, 19%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,073,064
CSS custom property--colour: #D6BCE8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.56089WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.22:1
Contrast with white1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#294317
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CEE8BC
Analogous#C0BCE8, #E8BCE4
Triadic#E8D6BC, #BCE8D6
Split complementary#E4E8BC, #BCE8C0
Tetradic#E8C0BC, #CEE8BC, #BCE4E8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R214
G188
B232
Red214 (83.9%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue275.45°
Saturation (HSL)48.89%
Lightness82.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D6 · G BC · B E8
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