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Recognised as Colour

#D6C9F8

  • #D6C9F8
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#D6C9F8 is a violet with RGB values 214, 201, 248 and HSL 257°, 77%, 88%. 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

#D6C9F8#D6C9F8
HEX#D6C9F8
RGBrgb(214, 201, 248)
RGB (0–1)0.8392, 0.7882, 0.9725
RGB percentages83.9%, 78.8%, 97.3%
HSLhsl(256.6, 77%, 88%)
HSV / HSBhsv(256.6, 19%, 97.3%)
CMYK13.7%, 19%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,076,408
CSS custom property--colour: #D6C9F8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62847WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.57:1
Contrast with white1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF
Inverted#293607

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C0D0FAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#C1CFF7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Tritanopia#D0D0D9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.7 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 text13.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 12.6Light steelblue · ΔE 16.8Lavender · ΔE 17.5Plum · ΔE 21.5Light grey · ΔE 25.4Lavender blush · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 12.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBF8C9
Analogous#C9D3F8, #EEC9F8
Triadic#F8D6C9, #C9F8D6
Split complementary#F8EEC9, #D3F8C9
Tetradic#F8C9D3, #EBF8C9, #C9F8EE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F8F6FE
Darker −10%#B49CF2
Darker −20%#916FEC
Darker −30%#6F42E6
Darker −40%#501CD9
More saturated +25%#D3C2FF
Less saturated −25%#D9D1F0

Channel breakdown

R214
G201
B248
Red214 (83.9%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue248 (97.3%)
Hue256.6°
Saturation (HSL)77.05%
Lightness88.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D6 · G C9 · B F8

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