Colour
#D8C6FF
- #D8C6FF
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#D8C6FF is a violet with RGB values 216, 198, 255 and HSL 259°, 100%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#D8C6FF#D8C6FF
HEX#D8C6FF
RGBrgb(216, 198, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.7765, 1
RGB percentages84.7%, 77.6%, 100%
HSLhsl(258.9, 100%, 88.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.9, 22.4%, 100%)
CMYK15.3%, 22.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,206,719
CSS custom property--colour: #D8C6FF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.62207WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.44:1
Contrast with white1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CECECE
Inverted#273900
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#EDFFC6
Analogous#C6D0FF, #F5C6FF
Triadic#FFD8C6, #C6FFD8
Split complementary#FFF4C6, #D0FFC6
Tetradic#FFC6D0, #EDFFC6, #C6FFF5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R216
G198
B255
Red216 (84.7%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue258.95°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness88.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D8 · G C6 · B FF
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