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Recognised as Colour

#DABDFA

  • #DABDFA
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Plum

#DABDFA is a violet with RGB values 218, 189, 250 and HSL 269°, 86%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#DABDFA#DABDFA
HEX#DABDFA
RGBrgb(218, 189, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.8549, 0.7412, 0.9804
RGB percentages85.5%, 74.1%, 98%
HSLhsl(268.5, 85.9%, 86.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268.5, 24.4%, 98%)
CMYK12.8%, 24.4%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,335,482
CSS custom property--colour: #DABDFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58203WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness205.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.64:1
Contrast with white1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#254205

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B2C8FDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#B8C9F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original
Tritanopia#D6C5D2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 13.9Thistle · ΔE 19Light steelblue · ΔE 25.5Lavender · ΔE 26.8Pink · ΔE 29.9Light pink · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 13.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDFABD
Analogous#BDBFFA, #F8BDFA
Triadic#FADABD, #BDFADA
Split complementary#FAF8BD, #BFFABD
Tetradic#FABDBF, #DDFABD, #BDFAF8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F5ECFE
Darker −10%#BF8EF6
Darker −20%#A55EF3
Darker −30%#8A2FEF
Darker −40%#7111DA
More saturated +25%#DAB8FF
Less saturated −25%#DAC6F1

Channel breakdown

R218
G189
B250
Red218 (85.5%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue268.52°
Saturation (HSL)85.92%
Lightness86.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DA · G BD · B FA

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