Colour
#D8ADE3
- #D8ADE3
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#D8ADE3 is a violet with RGB values 216, 173, 227 and HSL 288°, 49%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#D8ADE3#D8ADE3
HEX#D8ADE3
RGBrgb(216, 173, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.6784, 0.8902
RGB percentages84.7%, 67.8%, 89%
HSLhsl(287.8, 49.1%, 78.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.8, 23.8%, 89%)
CMYK4.8%, 23.8%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,200,291
CSS custom property--colour: #D8ADE3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50032WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.01:1
Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#27521C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B8E3AD
Analogous#BDADE3, #E3ADD3
Triadic#E3D8AD, #ADE3D8
Split complementary#D3E3AD, #ADE3BD
Tetradic#E3BDAD, #B8E3AD, #ADD3E3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R216
G173
B227
Red216 (84.7%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue287.78°
Saturation (HSL)49.09%
Lightness78.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D8 · G AD · B E3
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