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Recognised as Colour

#D8D4FF

  • #D8D4FF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#D8D4FF is a blue with RGB values 216, 212, 255 and HSL 246°, 100%, 92%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#D8D4FF#D8D4FF
HEX#D8D4FF
RGBrgb(216, 212, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.8314, 1
RGB percentages84.7%, 83.1%, 100%
HSLhsl(245.6, 100%, 91.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245.6, 16.9%, 100%)
CMYK15.3%, 16.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,210,303
CSS custom property--colour: #D8D4FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.68906WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness218.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.78:1
Contrast with white1.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D8D8D8
Inverted#272B00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CAD9FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#CAD7FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Tritanopia#D0DBE2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 13.4Lavender · ΔE 13.5Light steelblue · ΔE 14.6Ghost white · ΔE 22.2Alice blue · ΔE 22.3Lavender blush · ΔE 22.4
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 13.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FBFFD4
Analogous#D4E6FF, #EDD4FF
Triadic#FFD8D4, #D4FFD8
Split complementary#FFEED4, #E6FFD4
Tetradic#FFD4E6, #FBFFD4, #D4FFEE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FFFFFF
Darker −10%#AAA1FF
Darker −20%#7B6EFF
Darker −30%#4D3BFF
Darker −40%#1F08FF
More saturated +25%#D8D4FF
Less saturated −25%#DCD9FA

Channel breakdown

R216
G212
B255
Red216 (84.7%)
Green212 (83.1%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue245.58°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness91.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D8 · G D4 · B FF

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