Recognised as Colour
#DBB2E4
- #DBB2E4
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#DBB2E4 is a violet with RGB values 219, 178, 228 and HSL 289°, 48%, 80%. 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
#DBB2E4#DBB2E4
HEX#DBB2E4
RGBrgb(219, 178, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.698, 0.8941
RGB percentages85.9%, 69.8%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(289.2, 48.1%, 79.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.2, 21.9%, 89.4%)
CMYK3.9%, 21.9%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,398,180
CSS custom property--colour: #DBB2E4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.52502WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.5:1
Contrast with white1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#244D1B
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 text11.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BBE4B2
Analogous#C2B2E4, #E4B2D4
Triadic#E4DBB2, #B2E4DB
Split complementary#D4E4B2, #B2E4C2
Tetradic#E4C2B2, #BBE4B2, #B2D4E4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R219
G178
B228
Red219 (85.9%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue289.2°
Saturation (HSL)48.08%
Lightness79.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DB · G B2 · B E4
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