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Recognised as Colour

#D8C7DD

  • #D8C7DD
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#D8C7DD is a violet with RGB values 216, 199, 221 and HSL 286°, 24%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#D8C7DD#D8C7DD
HEX#D8C7DD
RGBrgb(216, 199, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.7804, 0.8667
RGB percentages84.7%, 78%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(286.4, 24.4%, 82.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.4, 10%, 86.7%)
CMYK2.3%, 10%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,206,941
CSS custom property--colour: #D8C7DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60666WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.13:1
Contrast with white1.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC
Inverted#273822

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C5CBDEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#C8CDDCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Tritanopia#D8C9CEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 4Lavender · ΔE 11.5Light grey · ΔE 13.4Light steelblue · ΔE 13.4Silver · ΔE 13.9Gainsboro · ΔE 14.3
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 3.99, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCDDC7
Analogous#CDC7DD, #DDC7D7
Triadic#DDD8C7, #C7DDD8
Split complementary#D7DDC7, #C7DDCD
Tetradic#DDCDC7, #CCDDC7, #C7D7DD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EEE7F0
Darker −10%#C2A7CA
Darker −20%#AC88B6
Darker −30%#9668A3
Darker −40%#7A5286
More saturated +25%#DEBCE8
Less saturated −25%#D2D2D2

Channel breakdown

R216
G199
B221
Red216 (84.7%)
Green199 (78%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue286.36°
Saturation (HSL)24.44%
Lightness82.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D8 · G C7 · B DD

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