Colour
#D8BAEA
- #D8BAEA
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#D8BAEA is a violet with RGB values 216, 186, 234 and HSL 278°, 53%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#D8BAEA#D8BAEA
HEX#D8BAEA
RGBrgb(216, 186, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.7294, 0.9176
RGB percentages84.7%, 72.9%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(277.5, 53.3%, 82.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.5, 20.5%, 91.8%)
CMYK7.7%, 20.5%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,203,626
CSS custom property--colour: #D8BAEA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.55657WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.13:1
Contrast with white1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#274515
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CCEABA
Analogous#C0BAEA, #EABAE4
Triadic#EAD8BA, #BAEAD8
Split complementary#E4EABA, #BAEAC0
Tetradic#EAC0BA, #CCEABA, #BAE4EA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R216
G186
B234
Red216 (84.7%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue277.5°
Saturation (HSL)53.33%
Lightness82.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D8 · G BA · B EA
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