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Recognised as Colour

#DABCEF

  • #DABCEF
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#DABCEF is a violet with RGB values 218, 188, 239 and HSL 275°, 61%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#DABCEF#DABCEF
HEX#DABCEF
RGBrgb(218, 188, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.8549, 0.7373, 0.9373
RGB percentages85.5%, 73.7%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(275.3, 61.4%, 83.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(275.3, 21.3%, 93.7%)
CMYK8.8%, 21.3%, 0%, 6.3%naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,335,215
CSS custom property--colour: #DABCEF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57104WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.42:1
Contrast with white1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#254310

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#B5C5F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#BAC8EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original
Tritanopia#D8C2CDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 13.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#D1EFBC
Analogous#C1BCEF, #EFBCEB
Triadic#EFDABC, #BCEFDA
Split complementary#EBEFBC, #BCEFC1
Tetradic#EFC1BC, #D1EFBC, #BCEBEF

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F1E5F9
Darker −10%#C393E5
Darker −20%#AD6ADB
Darker −30%#9640D2
Darker −40%#7C2BB4
More saturated +25%#DCB2F9
Less saturated −25%#D8C6E5

Channel breakdown

R218
G188
B239
Red218 (85.5%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue275.29°
Saturation (HSL)61.45%
Lightness83.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DA · G BC · B EF

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