Recognised as Colour
#DBAEE8
- #DBAEE8
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#DBAEE8 is a violet with RGB values 219, 174, 232 and HSL 287°, 56%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#DBAEE8#DBAEE8
HEX#DBAEE8
RGBrgb(219, 174, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.6824, 0.9098
RGB percentages85.9%, 68.2%, 91%
HSLhsl(286.6, 55.8%, 79.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.6, 25%, 91%)
CMYK5.6%, 25%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,397,160
CSS custom property--colour: #DBAEE8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.51158WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.23:1
Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#245117
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BBE8AE
Analogous#BEAEE8, #E8AED8
Triadic#E8DBAE, #AEE8DB
Split complementary#D8E8AE, #AEE8BE
Tetradic#E8BEAE, #BBE8AE, #AED8E8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R219
G174
B232
Red219 (85.9%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue286.55°
Saturation (HSL)55.77%
Lightness79.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DB · G AE · B E8
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