Recognised as Colour
#DABAE3
- #DABAE3
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#DABAE3 is a violet with RGB values 218, 186, 227 and HSL 287°, 42%, 81%. 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
#DABAE3#DABAE3
HEX#DABAE3
RGBrgb(218, 186, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.8549, 0.7294, 0.8902
RGB percentages85.5%, 72.9%, 89%
HSLhsl(286.8, 42.3%, 81%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.8, 18.1%, 89%)
CMYK4%, 18.1%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,334,691
CSS custom property--colour: #DABAE3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.55569WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201 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#25451C
Colour vision & accessibility
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
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C3E3BA
Analogous#C5BAE3, #E3BAD8
Triadic#E3DABA, #BAE3DA
Split complementary#D8E3BA, #BAE3C6
Tetradic#E3C6BA, #C3E3BA, #BAD8E3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R218
G186
B227
Red218 (85.5%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue286.83°
Saturation (HSL)42.27%
Lightness80.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DA · G BA · B E3
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