Colour

#D8B0FC

#D8B0FC
Violet
Light
Nearest: Plum

#D8B0FC is a violet with RGB values 216, 176, 252 and HSL 272°, 93%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#D8B0FC#D8B0FC

HEX#D8B0FC

RGBrgb(216, 176, 252)

RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.6902, 0.9882

RGB percentages84.7%, 69%, 98.8%

HSLhsl(271.6, 92.7%, 83.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(271.6, 30.2%, 98.8%)

CMYK14.3%, 30.2%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,201,084

CSS custom property--colour: #D8B0FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52678WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness198.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.54:1

Contrast with white1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE

Inverted#274F03

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A2BEFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#AAC1FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.3 from the original

Tritanopia#D3BACBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 11.8 Thistle · ΔE 27.7 Violet · ΔE 29.4 Medium purple · ΔE 30.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 30.1 Orchid · ΔE 30.8

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 11.85, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#D4FCB0

Analogous#B2B0FC, #FCB0FA

Triadic#FCD8B0, #B0FCD8

Split complementary#FAFCB0, #B0FCB2

Tetradic#FCB2B0, #D4FCB0, #B0FAFC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F0E1FE

Darker −10%#C07FFA

Darker −20%#A74EF8

Darker −30%#8F1DF6

Darker −40%#7508D8

More saturated +25%#D8ADFF

Less saturated −25%#D7BAF2

Channel breakdown

R216

G176

B252

Red216 (84.7%)

Green176 (69%)

Blue252 (98.8%)

Hue271.58°

Saturation (HSL)92.68%

Lightness83.92%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR D8 · G B0 · B FC

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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