Recognised as Colour
#DAB6ED
- #DAB6ED
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#DAB6ED is a violet with RGB values 218, 182, 237 and HSL 279°, 60%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#DAB6ED#DAB6ED
HEX#DAB6ED
RGBrgb(218, 182, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.8549, 0.7137, 0.9294
RGB percentages85.5%, 71.4%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(279.3, 60.4%, 82.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.3, 23.2%, 92.9%)
CMYK8%, 23.2%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,333,677
CSS custom property--colour: #DAB6ED;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.54476WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.9:1
Contrast with white1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#254912
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C9EDB6
Analogous#BEB6ED, #EDB6E4
Triadic#EDDAB6, #B6EDDA
Split complementary#E5EDB6, #B6EDBE
Tetradic#EDBEB6, #C9EDB6, #B6E4ED
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R218
G182
B237
Red218 (85.5%)
Green182 (71.4%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue279.27°
Saturation (HSL)60.44%
Lightness82.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DA · G B6 · B ED
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