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Recognised as Colour

#DAB9EA

  • #DAB9EA
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#DAB9EA is a violet with RGB values 218, 185, 234 and HSL 280°, 54%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#DAB9EA#DAB9EA
HEX#DAB9EA
RGBrgb(218, 185, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.8549, 0.7255, 0.9176
RGB percentages85.5%, 72.5%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(280.4, 53.8%, 82.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280.4, 20.9%, 91.8%)
CMYK6.8%, 20.9%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,334,442
CSS custom property--colour: #DAB9EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55544WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.11:1
Contrast with white1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#254615

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B3C3ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#B9C6E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18 from the original
Tritanopia#D9BFCAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 13Plum · ΔE 13.5Light steelblue · ΔE 22.4Lavender · ΔE 23.4Pink · ΔE 24Light pink · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 13.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C9EAB9
Analogous#C1B9EA, #EAB9E2
Triadic#EADAB9, #B9EADA
Split complementary#E2EAB9, #B9EAC1
Tetradic#EAC1B9, #C9EAB9, #B9E2EA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EFE0F6
Darker −10%#C592DE
Darker −20%#B16BD2
Darker −30%#9C43C7
Darker −40%#8032A5
More saturated +25%#DEAEF5
Less saturated −25%#D6C4DF

Channel breakdown

R218
G185
B234
Red218 (85.5%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue280.41°
Saturation (HSL)53.85%
Lightness82.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DA · G B9 · B EA

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