Recognised as Colour
#DAB5E8
- #DAB5E8
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#DAB5E8 is a violet with RGB values 218, 181, 232 and HSL 284°, 53%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#DAB5E8#DAB5E8
HEX#DAB5E8
RGBrgb(218, 181, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.8549, 0.7098, 0.9098
RGB percentages85.5%, 71%, 91%
HSLhsl(283.5, 52.6%, 81%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.5, 22%, 91%)
CMYK6%, 22%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,333,416
CSS custom property--colour: #DAB5E8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.53779WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.76:1
Contrast with white1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#254A17
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C3E8B5
Analogous#C0B5E8, #E8B5DD
Triadic#E8DAB5, #B5E8DA
Split complementary#DCE8B5, #B5E8C1
Tetradic#E8C1B5, #C3E8B5, #B5DDE8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R218
G181
B232
Red218 (85.5%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue283.53°
Saturation (HSL)52.58%
Lightness80.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DA · G B5 · B E8
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