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Colour

#D8C8FF

  • #D8C8FF
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#D8C8FF is a violet with RGB values 216, 200, 255 and HSL 257°, 100%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#D8C8FF#D8C8FF
HEX#D8C8FF
RGBrgb(216, 200, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.7843, 1
RGB percentages84.7%, 78.4%, 100%
HSLhsl(257.5, 100%, 89.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257.5, 21.6%, 100%)
CMYK15.3%, 21.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,207,231
CSS custom property--colour: #D8C8FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.63127WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness211.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.63:1
Contrast with white1.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF
Inverted#273700

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BDD0FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#BFD0FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Tritanopia#D1D0DBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 16.3Plum · ΔE 19.5Light steelblue · ΔE 20.6Lavender · ΔE 21.3Light skyblue · ΔE 27.4Lavender blush · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 16.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFFFC8
Analogous#C8D3FF, #F4C8FF
Triadic#FFD8C8, #C8FFD8
Split complementary#FFF3C8, #D3FFC8
Tetradic#FFC8D3, #EFFFC8, #C8FFF3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FCFBFF
Darker −10%#B495FF
Darker −20%#9062FF
Darker −30%#6C2FFF
Darker −40%#4900FB
More saturated +25%#D8C8FF
Less saturated −25%#DBCFF8

Channel breakdown

R216
G200
B255
Red216 (84.7%)
Green200 (78.4%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue257.45°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness89.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D8 · G C8 · B FF

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