Recognised as Colour
#D8B2FB
- #D8B2FB
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#D8B2FB is a violet with RGB values 216, 178, 251 and HSL 271°, 90%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#D8B2FB#D8B2FB
HEX#D8B2FB
RGBrgb(216, 178, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.698, 0.9843
RGB percentages84.7%, 69.8%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(271.2, 90.1%, 84.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(271.2, 29.1%, 98.4%)
CMYK13.9%, 29.1%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,201,595
CSS custom property--colour: #D8B2FB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.53405WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.68:1
Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#274D04
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D5FBB2
Analogous#B4B2FB, #FBB2F9
Triadic#FBD8B2, #B2FBD8
Split complementary#F9FBB2, #B2FBB4
Tetradic#FBB4B2, #D5FBB2, #B2F9FB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R216
G178
B251
Red216 (84.7%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue271.23°
Saturation (HSL)90.12%
Lightness84.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D8 · G B2 · B FB
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