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Recognised as Colour

#D8CBDD

  • #D8CBDD
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#D8CBDD is a violet with RGB values 216, 203, 221 and HSL 283°, 21%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#D8CBDD#D8CBDD
HEX#D8CBDD
RGBrgb(216, 203, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.7961, 0.8667
RGB percentages84.7%, 79.6%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(283.3, 20.9%, 83.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.3, 8.1%, 86.7%)
CMYK2.3%, 8.1%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,207,965
CSS custom property--colour: #D8CBDD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62531WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness209.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.51:1
Contrast with white1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF
Inverted#273422

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C9CEDEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#CCD0DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Tritanopia#D8CDD1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 6.6Lavender · ΔE 9.8Light grey · ΔE 10.7Gainsboro · ΔE 11.6Silver · ΔE 12Light steelblue · ΔE 12.9
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 6.59, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D0DDCB
Analogous#CFCBDD, #DDCBD9
Triadic#DDD8CB, #CBDDD8
Split complementary#D9DDCB, #CBDDCF
Tetradic#DDCFCB, #D0DDCB, #CBD9DD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EFEAF1
Darker −10%#C1ACC9
Darker −20%#AA8DB5
Darker −30%#936EA1
Darker −40%#785785
More saturated +25%#DDC0E8
Less saturated −25%#D4D4D4

Channel breakdown

R216
G203
B221
Red216 (84.7%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue283.33°
Saturation (HSL)20.93%
Lightness83.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D8 · G CB · B DD

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