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Colour

#D6C8FF

  • #D6C8FF
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#D6C8FF is a violet with RGB values 214, 200, 255 and HSL 255°, 100%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#D6C8FF#D6C8FF
HEX#D6C8FF
RGBrgb(214, 200, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.8392, 0.7843, 1
RGB percentages83.9%, 78.4%, 100%
HSLhsl(255.3, 100%, 89.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(255.3, 21.6%, 100%)
CMYK16.1%, 21.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,076,159
CSS custom property--colour: #D6C8FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62825WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness211.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.56:1
Contrast with white1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF
Inverted#293700

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BCD0FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#BECFFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Tritanopia#CFD0DBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 16.4Plum · ΔE 20Light steelblue · ΔE 20.1Lavender · ΔE 21.2Light skyblue · ΔE 26.8Lavender blush · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 16.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F1FFC8
Analogous#C8D5FF, #F1C8FF
Triadic#FFD6C8, #C8FFD6
Split complementary#FFF1C8, #D5FFC8
Tetradic#FFC8D6, #F1FFC8, #C8FFF1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FCFBFF
Darker −10%#B095FF
Darker −20%#8A62FF
Darker −30%#642FFF
Darker −40%#4000FB
More saturated +25%#D6C8FF
Less saturated −25%#D9CFF8

Channel breakdown

R214
G200
B255
Red214 (83.9%)
Green200 (78.4%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue255.27°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness89.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D6 · G C8 · B FF

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