Recognised as Colour
#DBB8F0
- #DBB8F0
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#DBB8F0 is a violet with RGB values 219, 184, 240 and HSL 278°, 65%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#DBB8F0#DBB8F0
HEX#DBB8F0
RGBrgb(219, 184, 240)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.7216, 0.9412
RGB percentages85.9%, 72.2%, 94.1%
HSLhsl(277.5, 65.1%, 83.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.5, 23.3%, 94.1%)
CMYK8.8%, 23.3%, 0%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,399,728
CSS custom property--colour: #DBB8F0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.55632WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.13:1
Contrast with white1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#24470F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CDF0B8
Analogous#BFB8F0, #F0B8E9
Triadic#F0DBB8, #B8F0DB
Split complementary#E9F0B8, #B8F0BF
Tetradic#F0BFB8, #CDF0B8, #B8E9F0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R219
G184
B240
Red219 (85.9%)
Green184 (72.2%)
Blue240 (94.1%)
Hue277.5°
Saturation (HSL)65.12%
Lightness83.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DB · G B8 · B F0
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