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Colour

#D7CEE9

  • #D7CEE9
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#D7CEE9 is a violet with RGB values 215, 206, 233 and HSL 260°, 38%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#D7CEE9#D7CEE9
HEX#D7CEE9
RGBrgb(215, 206, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.8431, 0.8078, 0.9137
RGB percentages84.3%, 80.8%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(260, 38%, 86.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260, 11.6%, 91.4%)
CMYK7.7%, 11.6%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,143,209
CSS custom property--colour: #D7CEE9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64473WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness211.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.89:1
Contrast with white1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2
Inverted#283116

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C9D2EAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#CBD2E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Tritanopia#D4D2D7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 7.2Lavender · ΔE 9.2Light steelblue · ΔE 11.4Light grey · ΔE 14.6Gainsboro · ΔE 15.1Silver · ΔE 16
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 7.19, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E0E9CE
Analogous#CED3E9, #E4CEE9
Triadic#E9D7CE, #CEE9D7
Split complementary#E9E4CE, #D3E9CE
Tetradic#E9CED3, #E0E9CE, #CEE9E5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F4F1F9
Darker −10%#BAABD9
Darker −20%#9E88C9
Darker −30%#8164BA
Darker −40%#6749A2
More saturated +25%#D4C5F2
Less saturated −25%#DAD7E0

Channel breakdown

R215
G206
B233
Red215 (84.3%)
Green206 (80.8%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue260°
Saturation (HSL)38.03%
Lightness86.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D7 · G CE · B E9

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