Recognised as Colour
#DAD5DE
- #DAD5DE
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Light grey
#DAD5DE is a violet with RGB values 218, 213, 222 and HSL 273°, 12%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.
Colour values
#DAD5DE#DAD5DE
HEX#DAD5DE
RGBrgb(218, 213, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.8549, 0.8353, 0.8706
RGB percentages85.5%, 83.5%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(273.3, 12%, 85.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(273.3, 4.1%, 87.1%)
CMYK1.8%, 4.1%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,341,598
CSS custom property--colour: #DAD5DE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.67768WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness215.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.55:1
Contrast with white1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D7D7D7
Inverted#252A21
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D9DED5
Analogous#D6D5DE, #DED5DE
Triadic#DEDAD5, #D5DEDA
Split complementary#DEDED5, #D5DED6
Tetradic#DED6D5, #D9DED5, #D5DEDE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R218
G213
B222
Red218 (85.5%)
Green213 (83.5%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue273.33°
Saturation (HSL)12%
Lightness85.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DA · G D5 · B DE
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