Colour

#DBAEF6

#DBAEF6
Violet
Light
Nearest: Plum

#DBAEF6 is a violet with RGB values 219, 174, 246 and HSL 278°, 80%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#DBAEF6

RGBrgb(219, 174, 246)

RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.6824, 0.9647

RGB percentages85.9%, 68.2%, 96.5%

HSLhsl(277.5, 80%, 82.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(277.5, 29.3%, 96.5%)

CMYK11%, 29.3%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,397,174

CSS custom property--colour: #DBAEF6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51986WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness197.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.4:1

Contrast with white1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD

Inverted#245109

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A3BCF9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#ACC0F4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.5 from the original

Tritanopia#D9B7C8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 9.2 Thistle · ΔE 26.1 Violet · ΔE 29.1 Orchid · ΔE 30.2 Medium purple · ΔE 31.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 31.9

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 9.19, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#C9F6AE

Analogous#B7AEF6, #F6AEED

Triadic#F6DBAE, #AEF6DB

Split complementary#EDF6AE, #AEF6B7

Tetradic#F6B7AE, #C9F6AE, #AEEDF6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#EFDCFB

Darker −10%#C780F1

Darker −20%#B252EC

Darker −30%#9E24E7

Darker −40%#8216C2

More saturated +25%#DDA5FF

Less saturated −25%#D8B9EB

Channel breakdown

R219

G174

B246

Red219 (85.9%)

Green174 (68.2%)

Blue246 (96.5%)

Hue277.5°

Saturation (HSL)80%

Lightness82.35%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR DB · G AE · B F6

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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