Recognised as Colour
#D6BFDB
- #D6BFDB
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#D6BFDB is a violet with RGB values 214, 191, 219 and HSL 289°, 28%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#D6BFDB#D6BFDB
HEX#D6BFDB
RGBrgb(214, 191, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.8392, 0.749, 0.8588
RGB percentages83.9%, 74.9%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(289.3, 28%, 80.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.3, 12.8%, 85.9%)
CMYK2.3%, 12.8%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,073,819
CSS custom property--colour: #D6BFDB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.56672WCAG 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 12.33:1
Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#294024
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C4DBBF
Analogous#C8BFDB, #DBBFD2
Triadic#DBD6BF, #BFDBD6
Split complementary#D2DBBF, #BFDBC8
Tetradic#DBC8BF, #C4DBBF, #BFD2DB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R214
G191
B219
Red214 (83.9%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue289.29°
Saturation (HSL)28%
Lightness80.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D6 · G BF · B DB
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