Recognised as Colour
#DBABEA
- #DBABEA
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#DBABEA is a violet with RGB values 219, 171, 234 and HSL 286°, 60%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#DBABEA#DBABEA
HEX#DBABEA
RGBrgb(219, 171, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.6706, 0.9176
RGB percentages85.9%, 67.1%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(285.7, 60%, 79.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285.7, 26.9%, 91.8%)
CMYK6.4%, 26.9%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,396,394
CSS custom property--colour: #DBABEA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50126WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.03:1
Contrast with white1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#245415
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BAEAAB
Analogous#BCABEA, #EAABD9
Triadic#EADBAB, #ABEADB
Split complementary#D9EAAB, #ABEABB
Tetradic#EABCAB, #BAEAAB, #ABD9EA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R219
G171
B234
Red219 (85.9%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue285.71°
Saturation (HSL)60%
Lightness79.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DB · G AB · B EA
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