Recognised as Colour
#D8B8E4
- #D8B8E4
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#D8B8E4 is a violet with RGB values 216, 184, 228 and HSL 284°, 45%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#D8B8E4#D8B8E4
HEX#D8B8E4
RGBrgb(216, 184, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.7216, 0.8941
RGB percentages84.7%, 72.2%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(283.6, 44.9%, 80.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.6, 19.3%, 89.4%)
CMYK5.3%, 19.3%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,203,108
CSS custom property--colour: #D8B8E4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.54481WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.9:1
Contrast with white1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#27471B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C4E4B8
Analogous#C2B8E4, #E4B8DA
Triadic#E4D8B8, #B8E4D8
Split complementary#DAE4B8, #B8E4C2
Tetradic#E4C2B8, #C4E4B8, #B8DAE4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R216
G184
B228
Red216 (84.7%)
Green184 (72.2%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue283.64°
Saturation (HSL)44.9%
Lightness80.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D8 · G B8 · B E4
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