Recognised as Colour
#D9D3DB
- #D9D3DB
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Light grey
#D9D3DB is a violet with RGB values 217, 211, 219 and HSL 285°, 10%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.
Colour values
#D9D3DB#D9D3DB
HEX#D9D3DB
RGBrgb(217, 211, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.8275, 0.8588
RGB percentages85.1%, 82.7%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(285, 10%, 84.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285, 3.7%, 85.9%)
CMYK0.9%, 3.7%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,275,547
CSS custom property--colour: #D9D3DB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.66455WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.29:1
Contrast with white1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5
Inverted#262C24
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D5DBD3
Analogous#D5D3DB, #DBD3D9
Triadic#DBD9D3, #D3DBD9
Split complementary#D9DBD3, #D3DBD5
Tetradic#DBD5D3, #D5DBD3, #D3D9DB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R217
G211
B219
Red217 (85.1%)
Green211 (82.7%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue285°
Saturation (HSL)10%
Lightness84.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D9 · G D3 · B DB
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