Colour
#D6BFDF
- #D6BFDF
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#D6BFDF is a violet with RGB values 214, 191, 223 and HSL 283°, 33%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#D6BFDF#D6BFDF
HEX#D6BFDF
RGBrgb(214, 191, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.8392, 0.749, 0.8745
RGB percentages83.9%, 74.9%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(283.1, 33.3%, 81.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.1, 14.3%, 87.5%)
CMYK4%, 14.3%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,073,823
CSS custom property--colour: #D6BFDF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.56885WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.38:1
Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#294020
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 text12.38:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C8DFBF
Analogous#C6BFDF, #DFBFD8
Triadic#DFD6BF, #BFDFD6
Split complementary#D8DFBF, #BFDFC6
Tetradic#DFC6BF, #C8DFBF, #BFD8DF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R214
G191
B223
Red214 (83.9%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue283.13°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness81.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D6 · G BF · B DF
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