Colour
#D7BBE7
- #D7BBE7
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#D7BBE7 is a violet with RGB values 215, 187, 231 and HSL 278°, 48%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#D7BBE7#D7BBE7
HEX#D7BBE7
RGBrgb(215, 187, 231)
RGB (0–1)0.8431, 0.7333, 0.9059
RGB percentages84.3%, 73.3%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(278.2, 47.8%, 82%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.2, 19%, 90.6%)
CMYK6.9%, 19%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,138,343
CSS custom property--colour: #D7BBE7;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.55757WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.15:1
Contrast with white1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#284418
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CBE7BB
Analogous#C1BBE7, #E7BBE1
Triadic#E7D7BB, #BBE7D7
Split complementary#E1E7BB, #BBE7C1
Tetradic#E7C1BB, #CBE7BB, #BBE1E7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R215
G187
B231
Red215 (84.3%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue278.18°
Saturation (HSL)47.83%
Lightness81.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D7 · G BB · B E7
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