Colour
#DBAFF5
- #DBAFF5
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#DBAFF5 is a violet with RGB values 219, 175, 245 and HSL 278°, 78%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#DBAFF5#DBAFF5
HEX#DBAFF5
RGBrgb(219, 175, 245)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.6863, 0.9608
RGB percentages85.9%, 68.6%, 96.1%
HSLhsl(277.7, 77.8%, 82.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.7, 28.6%, 96.1%)
CMYK10.6%, 28.6%, 0%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,397,429
CSS custom property--colour: #DBAFF5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.52313WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.46:1
Contrast with white1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#24500A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C9F5AF
Analogous#B8AFF5, #F5AFEC
Triadic#F5DBAF, #AFF5DB
Split complementary#ECF5AF, #AFF5B8
Tetradic#F5B8AF, #C9F5AF, #AFECF5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R219
G175
B245
Red219 (85.9%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue245 (96.1%)
Hue277.71°
Saturation (HSL)77.78%
Lightness82.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DB · G AF · B F5
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