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Recognised as Colour

#D9C8E3

  • #D9C8E3
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#D9C8E3 is a violet with RGB values 217, 200, 227 and HSL 278°, 33%, 84%. 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

#D9C8E3#D9C8E3
HEX#D9C8E3
RGBrgb(217, 200, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.7843, 0.8902
RGB percentages85.1%, 78.4%, 89%
HSLhsl(277.8, 32.5%, 83.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.8, 11.9%, 89%)
CMYK4.4%, 11.9%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,272,739
CSS custom property--colour: #D9C8E3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61606WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness208.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.32:1
Contrast with white1.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CECECE
Inverted#26371C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C5CDE4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#C8CEE2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Tritanopia#D8CBD1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.2 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 text13.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 4.1Lavender · ΔE 11.7Light steelblue · ΔE 13.4Light grey · ΔE 15.7Silver · ΔE 16.4Gainsboro · ΔE 16.4
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 4.08, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D2E3C8
Analogous#CBC8E3, #E3C8DF
Triadic#E3D9C8, #C8E3D9
Split complementary#DFE3C8, #C8E3CB
Tetradic#E3CBC8, #D2E3C8, #C8DFE3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F0EAF4
Darker −10%#C2A6D2
Darker −20%#AA84C1
Darker −30%#9363AF
Darker −40%#794B94
More saturated +25%#DCBEED
Less saturated −25%#D6D2D9

Channel breakdown

R217
G200
B227
Red217 (85.1%)
Green200 (78.4%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue277.78°
Saturation (HSL)32.53%
Lightness83.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D9 · G C8 · B E3

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