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Colour

#D8CFEB

  • #D8CFEB
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#D8CFEB is a violet with RGB values 216, 207, 235 and HSL 259°, 41%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#D8CFEB#D8CFEB
HEX#D8CFEB
RGBrgb(216, 207, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.8118, 0.9216
RGB percentages84.7%, 81.2%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(259.3, 41.2%, 86.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.3, 11.9%, 92.2%)
CMYK8.1%, 11.9%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,209,003
CSS custom property--colour: #D8CFEB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65223WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.04:1
Contrast with white1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3
Inverted#273014

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CAD3ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#CBD3EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Tritanopia#D5D3D8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 7.5Lavender · ΔE 9.1Light steelblue · ΔE 11.7Light grey · ΔE 15.1Gainsboro · ΔE 15.5Silver · ΔE 16.6
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 7.5, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2EBCF
Analogous#CFD4EB, #E6CFEB
Triadic#EBD8CF, #CFEBD8
Split complementary#EBE6CF, #D4EBCF
Tetradic#EBCFD4, #E2EBCF, #CFEBE6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F5F3FA
Darker −10%#BBABDC
Darker −20%#9D87CD
Darker −30%#8063BE
Darker −40%#6546A8
More saturated +25%#D5C7F4
Less saturated −25%#DBD8E3

Channel breakdown

R216
G207
B235
Red216 (84.7%)
Green207 (81.2%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue259.29°
Saturation (HSL)41.18%
Lightness86.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D8 · G CF · B EB

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