Colour
#D7B7E6
- #D7B7E6
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#D7B7E6 is a violet with RGB values 215, 183, 230 and HSL 281°, 48%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#D7B7E6#D7B7E6
HEX#D7B7E6
RGBrgb(215, 183, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.8431, 0.7176, 0.902
RGB percentages84.3%, 71.8%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(280.9, 48.5%, 81%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280.9, 20.4%, 90.2%)
CMYK6.5%, 20.4%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,137,318
CSS custom property--colour: #D7B7E6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.54027WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.81:1
Contrast with white1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#284819
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C6E6B7
Analogous#C0B7E6, #E6B7DE
Triadic#E6D7B7, #B7E6D7
Split complementary#DEE6B7, #B7E6C0
Tetradic#E6C0B7, #C6E6B7, #B7DEE6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R215
G183
B230
Red215 (84.3%)
Green183 (71.8%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue280.85°
Saturation (HSL)48.45%
Lightness80.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D7 · G B7 · B E6
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