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Recognised as Colour

#D9CFEB

  • #D9CFEB
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#D9CFEB is a violet with RGB values 217, 207, 235 and HSL 261°, 41%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#D9CFEB#D9CFEB
HEX#D9CFEB
RGBrgb(217, 207, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.8118, 0.9216
RGB percentages85.1%, 81.2%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(261.4, 41.2%, 86.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.4, 11.9%, 92.2%)
CMYK7.7%, 11.9%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,274,539
CSS custom property--colour: #D9CFEB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65376WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.08:1
Contrast with white1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3
Inverted#263014

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CAD3ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#CCD3EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Tritanopia#D6D3D8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 7.3Lavender · ΔE 9.1Light steelblue · ΔE 12Light grey · ΔE 15.2Gainsboro · ΔE 15.5Lavender blush · ΔE 16.7
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 7.28, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E1EBCF
Analogous#CFD3EB, #E7CFEB
Triadic#EBD9CF, #CFEBD9
Split complementary#EBE7CF, #D3EBCF
Tetradic#EBCFD3, #E1EBCF, #CFEBE7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F6F3FA
Darker −10%#BCABDC
Darker −20%#A087CD
Darker −30%#8363BE
Darker −40%#6946A8
More saturated +25%#D7C7F4
Less saturated −25%#DBD8E3

Channel breakdown

R217
G207
B235
Red217 (85.1%)
Green207 (81.2%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue261.43°
Saturation (HSL)41.18%
Lightness86.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D9 · G CF · B EB

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