Colour
#D6C3DB
- #D6C3DB
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#D6C3DB is a violet with RGB values 214, 195, 219 and HSL 288°, 25%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#D6C3DB#D6C3DB
HEX#D6C3DB
RGBrgb(214, 195, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.8392, 0.7647, 0.8588
RGB percentages83.9%, 76.5%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(287.5, 25%, 81.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.5, 11%, 85.9%)
CMYK2.3%, 11%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,074,843
CSS custom property--colour: #D6C3DB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.58441WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.69:1
Contrast with white1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#293C24
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C8DBC3
Analogous#CAC3DB, #DBC3D4
Triadic#DBD6C3, #C3DBD6
Split complementary#D4DBC3, #C3DBCA
Tetradic#DBCAC3, #C8DBC3, #C3D4DB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R214
G195
B219
Red214 (83.9%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue287.5°
Saturation (HSL)25%
Lightness81.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D6 · G C3 · B DB
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