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Recognised as Colour

#D8C3E5

  • #D8C3E5
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#D8C3E5 is a violet with RGB values 216, 195, 229 and HSL 277°, 40%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#D8C3E5#D8C3E5
HEX#D8C3E5
RGBrgb(216, 195, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.7647, 0.898
RGB percentages84.7%, 76.5%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(277.1, 39.5%, 83.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.1, 14.8%, 89.8%)
CMYK5.7%, 14.8%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,205,925
CSS custom property--colour: #D8C3E5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59286WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness205.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.86:1
Contrast with white1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CACACA
Inverted#273C1A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BFC9E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original
Deuteranopia#C3CBE4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original
Tritanopia#D7C7CEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 5.1Lavender · ΔE 15Light steelblue · ΔE 15.2Light grey · ΔE 19.8Silver · ΔE 19.9Pink · ΔE 20.6
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 5.13, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D0E5C3
Analogous#C7C3E5, #E5C3E1
Triadic#E5D8C3, #C3E5D8
Split complementary#E1E5C3, #C3E5C7
Tetradic#E5C7C3, #D0E5C3, #C3E1E5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EFE7F4
Darker −10%#C19FD6
Darker −20%#AA7CC6
Darker −30%#9358B7
Darker −40%#784399
More saturated +25%#DBB8F0
Less saturated −25%#D5CEDA

Channel breakdown

R216
G195
B229
Red216 (84.7%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue277.06°
Saturation (HSL)39.53%
Lightness83.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D8 · G C3 · B E5

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