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Recognised as Colour

#D6D3DF

  • #D6D3DF
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light grey

#D6D3DF is a violet with RGB values 214, 211, 223 and HSL 255°, 16%, 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

#D6D3DF#D6D3DF
HEX#D6D3DF
RGBrgb(214, 211, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.8392, 0.8275, 0.8745
RGB percentages83.9%, 82.7%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(255, 15.8%, 85.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(255, 5.4%, 87.5%)
CMYK4%, 5.4%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,078,943
CSS custom property--colour: #D6D3DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66212WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.24:1
Contrast with white1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5
Inverted#292C20

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D1D5E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#D1D4DFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Tritanopia#D5D5D7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light grey · ΔE 6.4Gainsboro · ΔE 6.9Lavender · ΔE 7.9Silver · ΔE 9.8Thistle · ΔE 11.8Lavender blush · ΔE 12.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight grey (#D3D3D3)ΔE 6.44, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCDFD3
Analogous#D3D6DF, #DCD3DF
Triadic#DFD6D3, #D3DFD6
Split complementary#DFDCD3, #D6DFD3
Tetradic#DFD3D6, #DCDFD3, #D3DFDC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F2F1F4
Darker −10%#BAB5CA
Darker −20%#9F98B4
Darker −30%#837A9F
Darker −40%#6A6185
More saturated +25%#D1CAE9
Less saturated −25%#D9D9D9

Channel breakdown

R214
G211
B223
Red214 (83.9%)
Green211 (82.7%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue255°
Saturation (HSL)15.79%
Lightness85.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D6 · G D3 · B DF

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