Recognised as Colour
#D6BDF4
- #D6BDF4
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#D6BDF4 is a violet with RGB values 214, 189, 244 and HSL 267°, 71%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#D6BDF4#D6BDF4
HEX#D6BDF4
RGBrgb(214, 189, 244)
RGB (0–1)0.8392, 0.7412, 0.9569
RGB percentages83.9%, 74.1%, 95.7%
HSLhsl(267.3, 71.4%, 84.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(267.3, 22.5%, 95.7%)
CMYK12.3%, 22.5%, 0%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,073,332
CSS custom property--colour: #D6BDF4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.57223WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.44:1
Contrast with white1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#29420B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DBF4BD
Analogous#BDC0F4, #F2BDF4
Triadic#F4D6BD, #BDF4D6
Split complementary#F4F2BD, #C0F4BD
Tetradic#F4BDC0, #DBF4BD, #BDF4F2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R214
G189
B244
Red214 (83.9%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue244 (95.7%)
Hue267.27°
Saturation (HSL)71.43%
Lightness84.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D6 · G BD · B F4
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