Recognised as Colour
#DBB6E6
- #DBB6E6
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#DBB6E6 is a violet with RGB values 219, 182, 230 and HSL 286°, 49%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#DBB6E6#DBB6E6
HEX#DBB6E6
RGBrgb(219, 182, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.7137, 0.902
RGB percentages85.9%, 71.4%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(286.3, 49%, 80.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.3, 20.9%, 90.2%)
CMYK4.8%, 20.9%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,399,206
CSS custom property--colour: #DBB6E6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.54229WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.85:1
Contrast with white1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#244919
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C1E6B6
Analogous#C3B6E6, #E6B6D9
Triadic#E6DBB6, #B6E6DB
Split complementary#D9E6B6, #B6E6C3
Tetradic#E6C3B6, #C1E6B6, #B6D9E6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R219
G182
B230
Red219 (85.9%)
Green182 (71.4%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue286.25°
Saturation (HSL)48.98%
Lightness80.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DB · G B6 · B E6
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