Recognised as Colour
#DBACEB
- #DBACEB
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#DBACEB is a violet with RGB values 219, 172, 235 and HSL 285°, 61%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#DBACEB#DBACEB
HEX#DBACEB
RGBrgb(219, 172, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.6745, 0.9216
RGB percentages85.9%, 67.5%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(284.8, 61.2%, 79.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.8, 26.8%, 92.2%)
CMYK6.8%, 26.8%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,396,651
CSS custom property--colour: #DBACEB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50563WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.11:1
Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#245314
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BCEBAC
Analogous#BCACEB, #EBACDB
Triadic#EBDBAC, #ACEBDB
Split complementary#DCEBAC, #ACEBBC
Tetradic#EBBCAC, #BCEBAC, #ACDBEB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R219
G172
B235
Red219 (85.9%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue284.76°
Saturation (HSL)61.17%
Lightness79.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DB · G AC · B EB
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