Colour
#D9C0E1
- #D9C0E1
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#D9C0E1 is a violet with RGB values 217, 192, 225 and HSL 285°, 35%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#D9C0E1#D9C0E1
HEX#D9C0E1
RGBrgb(217, 192, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.7529, 0.8824
RGB percentages85.1%, 75.3%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(285.5, 35.5%, 81.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285.5, 14.7%, 88.2%)
CMYK3.6%, 14.7%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,270,689
CSS custom property--colour: #D9C0E1;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.57887WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.58:1
Contrast with white1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#263F1E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C8E1C0
Analogous#C9C0E1, #E1C0D8
Triadic#E1D9C0, #C0E1D9
Split complementary#D8E1C0, #C0E1C9
Tetradic#E1C9C0, #C8E1C0, #C0D8E1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R217
G192
B225
Red217 (85.1%)
Green192 (75.3%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue285.45°
Saturation (HSL)35.48%
Lightness81.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D9 · G C0 · B E1
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