Colour
#D6C0DE
- #D6C0DE
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#D6C0DE is a violet with RGB values 214, 192, 222 and HSL 284°, 31%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#D6C0DE#D6C0DE
HEX#D6C0DE
RGBrgb(214, 192, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.8392, 0.7529, 0.8706
RGB percentages83.9%, 75.3%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(284, 31.3%, 81.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284, 13.5%, 87.1%)
CMYK3.6%, 13.5%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,074,078
CSS custom property--colour: #D6C0DE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.57269WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.45:1
Contrast with white1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#293F21
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 text12.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C8DEC0
Analogous#C7C0DE, #DEC0D7
Triadic#DED6C0, #C0DED6
Split complementary#D7DEC0, #C0DEC7
Tetradic#DEC7C0, #C8DEC0, #C0D7DE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R214
G192
B222
Red214 (83.9%)
Green192 (75.3%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue284°
Saturation (HSL)31.25%
Lightness81.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D6 · G C0 · B DE
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