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Recognised as Colour

#D6CBF2

  • #D6CBF2
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#D6CBF2 is a violet with RGB values 214, 203, 242 and HSL 257°, 60%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#D6CBF2#D6CBF2
HEX#D6CBF2
RGBrgb(214, 203, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.8392, 0.7961, 0.949
RGB percentages83.9%, 79.6%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(256.9, 60%, 87.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(256.9, 16.1%, 94.9%)
CMYK11.6%, 16.1%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,076,914
CSS custom property--colour: #D6CBF2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.63419WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness211.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.68:1
Contrast with white1.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0
Inverted#29340D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C4D1F4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#C5D0F1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Tritanopia#D1D1D8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 9.5Lavender · ΔE 13.7Light steelblue · ΔE 13.8Light grey · ΔE 21Gainsboro · ΔE 21.4Silver · ΔE 21.8
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 9.5, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E7F2CB
Analogous#CBD4F2, #EACBF2
Triadic#F2D6CB, #CBF2D6
Split complementary#F2EACB, #D3F2CB
Tetradic#F2CBD4, #E7F2CB, #CBF2EA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F6F4FC
Darker −10%#B6A2E8
Darker −20%#9679DE
Darker −30%#7551D3
Darker −40%#5930C1
More saturated +25%#D2C3FA
Less saturated −25%#DAD3EA

Channel breakdown

R214
G203
B242
Red214 (83.9%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue256.92°
Saturation (HSL)60%
Lightness87.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D6 · G CB · B F2

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