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Recognised as Colour

#D6D3DD

  • #D6D3DD
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light grey

#D6D3DD is a violet with RGB values 214, 211, 221 and HSL 258°, 13%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.

Colour values

#D6D3DD#D6D3DD
HEX#D6D3DD
RGBrgb(214, 211, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.8392, 0.8275, 0.8667
RGB percentages83.9%, 82.7%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(258, 12.8%, 84.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258, 4.5%, 86.7%)
CMYK3.2%, 4.5%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,078,941
CSS custom property--colour: #D6D3DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66105WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.22:1
Contrast with white1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D4D4D4
Inverted#292C22

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D1D4DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#D2D4DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#D5D4D6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light grey · ΔE 5.4Gainsboro · ΔE 6Lavender · ΔE 8.5Silver · ΔE 9.1Lavender blush · ΔE 12.1Thistle · ΔE 12.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight grey (#D3D3D3)ΔE 5.4, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DADDD3
Analogous#D3D5DD, #DBD3DD
Triadic#DDD6D3, #D3DDD6
Split complementary#DDDBD3, #D5DDD3
Tetradic#DDD3D5, #DADDD3, #D3DDDB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F1F0F3
Darker −10%#BBB6C7
Darker −20%#A099B1
Darker −30%#867D9A
Darker −40%#6C6381
More saturated +25%#D2C9E7
Less saturated −25%#D8D8D8

Channel breakdown

R214
G211
B221
Red214 (83.9%)
Green211 (82.7%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue258°
Saturation (HSL)12.82%
Lightness84.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D6 · G D3 · B DD

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