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Colour

#D6C8DF

  • #D6C8DF
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#D6C8DF is a violet with RGB values 214, 200, 223 and HSL 277°, 26%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#D6C8DF#D6C8DF
HEX#D6C8DF
RGBrgb(214, 200, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.8392, 0.7843, 0.8745
RGB percentages83.9%, 78.4%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(276.5, 26.4%, 82.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276.5, 10.3%, 87.5%)
CMYK4%, 10.3%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,076,127
CSS custom property--colour: #D6C8DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60932WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness207 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.19:1
Contrast with white1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD
Inverted#293720

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C5CCE0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#C8CDDEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Tritanopia#D5CACFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 4.8Lavender · ΔE 10.9Light steelblue · ΔE 12.4Light grey · ΔE 13.4Silver · ΔE 14Gainsboro · ΔE 14.3
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 4.76, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D1DFC8
Analogous#CAC8DF, #DFC8DC
Triadic#DFD6C8, #C8DFD6
Split complementary#DCDFC8, #C8DFCB
Tetradic#DFCBC8, #D1DFC8, #C8DCDF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EEE8F2
Darker −10%#BEA8CC
Darker −20%#A688B9
Darker −30%#8E67A7
Darker −40%#74518A
More saturated +25%#D8BDEA
Less saturated −25%#D4D3D4

Channel breakdown

R214
G200
B223
Red214 (83.9%)
Green200 (78.4%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue276.52°
Saturation (HSL)26.44%
Lightness82.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D6 · G C8 · B DF

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