Colour
#D8ABEB
- #D8ABEB
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#D8ABEB is a violet with RGB values 216, 171, 235 and HSL 282°, 62%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#D8ABEB#D8ABEB
HEX#D8ABEB
RGBrgb(216, 171, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.6706, 0.9216
RGB percentages84.7%, 67.1%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(282.2, 61.5%, 79.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.2, 27.2%, 92.2%)
CMYK8.1%, 27.2%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,199,787
CSS custom property--colour: #D8ABEB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.49723WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.94:1
Contrast with white1.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#275414
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BEEBAB
Analogous#B8ABEB, #EBABDE
Triadic#EBD8AB, #ABEBD8
Split complementary#DEEBAB, #ABEBB8
Tetradic#EBB8AB, #BEEBAB, #ABDEEB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R216
G171
B235
Red216 (84.7%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue282.19°
Saturation (HSL)61.54%
Lightness79.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D8 · G AB · B EB
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