Recognised as Colour
#DBBAE8
- #DBBAE8
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#DBBAE8 is a violet with RGB values 219, 186, 232 and HSL 283°, 50%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#DBBAE8#DBBAE8
HEX#DBBAE8
RGBrgb(219, 186, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.7294, 0.9098
RGB percentages85.9%, 72.9%, 91%
HSLhsl(283, 50%, 82%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283, 19.8%, 91%)
CMYK5.6%, 19.8%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,400,232
CSS custom property--colour: #DBBAE8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.56004WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.2:1
Contrast with white1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#244517
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C7E8BA
Analogous#C4BAE8, #E8BADE
Triadic#E8DBBA, #BAE8DB
Split complementary#DEE8BA, #BAE8C4
Tetradic#E8C4BA, #C7E8BA, #BADEE8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R219
G186
B232
Red219 (85.9%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue283.04°
Saturation (HSL)50%
Lightness81.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DB · G BA · B E8
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