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Recognised as Colour

#D9D1EA

  • #D9D1EA
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#D9D1EA is a violet with RGB values 217, 209, 234 and HSL 259°, 37%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#D9D1EA#D9D1EA
HEX#D9D1EA
RGBrgb(217, 209, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.8196, 0.9176
RGB percentages85.1%, 82%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(259.2, 37.3%, 86.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.2, 10.7%, 91.8%)
CMYK7.3%, 10.7%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,275,050
CSS custom property--colour: #D9D1EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66293WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.26:1
Contrast with white1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5
Inverted#262E15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CDD5EBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#CED5E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Tritanopia#D6D4D9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 7.8Thistle · ΔE 8Light steelblue · ΔE 11.6Light grey · ΔE 13.5Gainsboro · ΔE 13.7Lavender blush · ΔE 15.4
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 7.8, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2EAD1
Analogous#D1D5EA, #E6D1EA
Triadic#EAD9D1, #D1EAD9
Split complementary#EAE6D1, #D5EAD1
Tetradic#EAD1D5, #E2EAD1, #D1EAE6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F6F4FA
Darker −10%#BCAEDA
Darker −20%#9F8BCA
Darker −30%#8268BA
Darker −40%#674BA4
More saturated +25%#D6C9F2
Less saturated −25%#DCD9E2

Channel breakdown

R217
G209
B234
Red217 (85.1%)
Green209 (82%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue259.2°
Saturation (HSL)37.31%
Lightness86.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D9 · G D1 · B EA

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