Recognised as Colour
#D9BDDF
- #D9BDDF
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#D9BDDF is a violet with RGB values 217, 189, 223 and HSL 289°, 35%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#D9BDDF#D9BDDF
HEX#D9BDDF
RGBrgb(217, 189, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.7412, 0.8745
RGB percentages85.1%, 74.1%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(289.4, 34.7%, 80.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.4, 15.2%, 87.5%)
CMYK2.7%, 15.2%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,269,919
CSS custom property--colour: #D9BDDF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.56475WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.29:1
Contrast with white1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#264220
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C3DFBD
Analogous#C8BDDF, #DFBDD4
Triadic#DFD9BD, #BDDFD9
Split complementary#D4DFBD, #BDDFC8
Tetradic#DFC8BD, #C3DFBD, #BDD4DF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R217
G189
B223
Red217 (85.1%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue289.41°
Saturation (HSL)34.69%
Lightness80.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D9 · G BD · B DF
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