Recognised as Colour
#D8BBFD
- #D8BBFD
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#D8BBFD is a violet with RGB values 216, 187, 253 and HSL 266°, 94%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#D8BBFD#D8BBFD
HEX#D8BBFD
RGBrgb(216, 187, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.7333, 0.9922
RGB percentages84.7%, 73.3%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(266.4, 94.3%, 86.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(266.4, 26.1%, 99.2%)
CMYK14.6%, 26.1%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,203,901
CSS custom property--colour: #D8BBFD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.57231WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness204.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.45:1
Contrast with white1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#274402
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E0FDBB
Analogous#BBBFFD, #F9BBFD
Triadic#FDD8BB, #BBFDD8
Split complementary#FDF9BB, #BFFDBB
Tetradic#FDBBBF, #E0FDBB, #BBFDF9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R216
G187
B253
Red216 (84.7%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue266.36°
Saturation (HSL)94.29%
Lightness86.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D8 · G BB · B FD
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