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Recognised as Colour

#D9CDED

  • #D9CDED
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#D9CDED is a violet with RGB values 217, 205, 237 and HSL 263°, 47%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#D9CDED#D9CDED
HEX#D9CDED
RGBrgb(217, 205, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.8039, 0.9294
RGB percentages85.1%, 80.4%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(262.5, 47.1%, 86.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.5, 13.5%, 92.9%)
CMYK8.4%, 13.5%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,274,029
CSS custom property--colour: #D9CDED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64529WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness212.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.91:1
Contrast with white1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2
Inverted#263212

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C8D2EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#C9D2ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original
Tritanopia#D6D1D7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 7.2Lavender · ΔE 10.9Light steelblue · ΔE 12.8Light grey · ΔE 17.5Gainsboro · ΔE 17.8Lavender blush · ΔE 18.5
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 7.23, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E1EDCD
Analogous#CDD1ED, #E9CDED
Triadic#EDD9CD, #CDEDD9
Split complementary#EDE9CD, #D1EDCD
Tetradic#EDCDD1, #E1EDCD, #CDEDE9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F5F3FB
Darker −10%#BDA8E0
Darker −20%#A082D2
Darker −30%#845DC5
Darker −40%#693FAF
More saturated +25%#D7C5F6
Less saturated −25%#DBD6E5

Channel breakdown

R217
G205
B237
Red217 (85.1%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue262.5°
Saturation (HSL)47.06%
Lightness86.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D9 · G CD · B ED

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