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Colour

#D9C8DE

  • #D9C8DE
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#D9C8DE is a violet with RGB values 217, 200, 222 and HSL 286°, 25%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#D9C8DE#D9C8DE
HEX#D9C8DE
RGBrgb(217, 200, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.7843, 0.8706
RGB percentages85.1%, 78.4%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(286.4, 25%, 82.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.4, 9.9%, 87.1%)
CMYK2.3%, 9.9%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,272,734
CSS custom property--colour: #D9C8DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61334WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness207.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.27:1
Contrast with white1.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD
Inverted#263721

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C6CCDFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#C9CEDDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Tritanopia#D9CACFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 4.2Lavender · ΔE 11.2Light grey · ΔE 13.3Light steelblue · ΔE 13.5Silver · ΔE 14.1Gainsboro · ΔE 14.2
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 4.2, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDDEC8
Analogous#CEC8DE, #DEC8D8
Triadic#DED9C8, #C8DED9
Split complementary#D8DEC8, #C8DECE
Tetradic#DECEC8, #CDDEC8, #C8D8DE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EFE8F1
Darker −10%#C3A8CB
Darker −20%#AD88B8
Darker −30%#9768A5
Darker −40%#7C5288
More saturated +25%#DFBDE9
Less saturated −25%#D3D3D3

Channel breakdown

R217
G200
B222
Red217 (85.1%)
Green200 (78.4%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue286.36°
Saturation (HSL)25%
Lightness82.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D9 · G C8 · B DE

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