Colour
#DBB5E4
- #DBB5E4
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#DBB5E4 is a violet with RGB values 219, 181, 228 and HSL 289°, 47%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#DBB5E4#DBB5E4
HEX#DBB5E4
RGBrgb(219, 181, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.7098, 0.8941
RGB percentages85.9%, 71%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(288.5, 46.5%, 80.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.5, 20.6%, 89.4%)
CMYK3.9%, 20.6%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,398,948
CSS custom property--colour: #DBB5E4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.53709WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.74:1
Contrast with white1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#244A1B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BEE4B5
Analogous#C3B5E4, #E4B5D6
Triadic#E4DBB5, #B5E4DB
Split complementary#D6E4B5, #B5E4C3
Tetradic#E4C3B5, #BEE4B5, #B5D6E4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R219
G181
B228
Red219 (85.9%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue288.51°
Saturation (HSL)46.53%
Lightness80.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DB · G B5 · B E4
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