Recognised as Colour
#D7BDF9
- #D7BDF9
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#D7BDF9 is a violet with RGB values 215, 189, 249 and HSL 266°, 83%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#D7BDF9#D7BDF9
HEX#D7BDF9
RGBrgb(215, 189, 249)
RGB (0–1)0.8431, 0.7412, 0.9765
RGB percentages84.3%, 74.1%, 97.6%
HSLhsl(266, 83.3%, 85.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(266, 24.1%, 97.6%)
CMYK13.7%, 24.1%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,138,873
CSS custom property--colour: #D7BDF9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.57682WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness204.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.54:1
Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#284206
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DFF9BD
Analogous#BDC1F9, #F5BDF9
Triadic#F9D7BD, #BDF9D7
Split complementary#F9F5BD, #C1F9BD
Tetradic#F9BDC1, #DFF9BD, #BDF9F5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R215
G189
B249
Red215 (84.3%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue249 (97.6%)
Hue266°
Saturation (HSL)83.33%
Lightness85.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D7 · G BD · B F9
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