Colour
#D8AFE5
- #D8AFE5
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#D8AFE5 is a violet with RGB values 216, 175, 229 and HSL 286°, 51%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#D8AFE5#D8AFE5
HEX#D8AFE5
RGBrgb(216, 175, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.6863, 0.898
RGB percentages84.7%, 68.6%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(285.6, 50.9%, 79.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285.6, 23.6%, 89.8%)
CMYK5.7%, 23.6%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,200,805
CSS custom property--colour: #D8AFE5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50916WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.18:1
Contrast with white1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#27501A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BCE5AF
Analogous#BDAFE5, #E5AFD7
Triadic#E5D8AF, #AFE5D8
Split complementary#D7E5AF, #AFE5BD
Tetradic#E5BDAF, #BCE5AF, #AFD7E5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R216
G175
B229
Red216 (84.7%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue285.56°
Saturation (HSL)50.94%
Lightness79.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D8 · G AF · B E5
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