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Recognised as Colour

#D9D0E3

  • #D9D0E3
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#D9D0E3 is a violet with RGB values 217, 208, 227 and HSL 268°, 25%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#D9D0E3#D9D0E3
HEX#D9D0E3
RGBrgb(217, 208, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.8157, 0.8902
RGB percentages85.1%, 81.6%, 89%
HSLhsl(268.4, 25.3%, 85.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268.4, 8.4%, 89%)
CMYK4.4%, 8.4%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,274,787
CSS custom property--colour: #D9D0E3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6541WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213 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#262F1C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CDD3E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#CFD4E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Tritanopia#D8D2D6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8 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

Lavender · ΔE 7.8Thistle · ΔE 8.2Light grey · ΔE 10.5Gainsboro · ΔE 11Light steelblue · ΔE 12.2Silver · ΔE 12.6
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 7.81, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DAE3D0
Analogous#D0D1E3, #E3D0E3
Triadic#E3D9D0, #D0E3D9
Split complementary#E3E3D0, #D1E3D0
Tetradic#E3D0D1, #DAE3D0, #D0E3E3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F3F0F6
Darker −10%#BFB0D0
Darker −20%#A590BD
Darker −30%#8B70AA
Darker −40%#725691
More saturated +25%#D9C7EC
Less saturated −25%#D9D9DA

Channel breakdown

R217
G208
B227
Red217 (85.1%)
Green208 (81.6%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue268.42°
Saturation (HSL)25.33%
Lightness85.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D9 · G D0 · B E3

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