Recognised as Colour
#DBBCEF
- #DBBCEF
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#DBBCEF is a violet with RGB values 219, 188, 239 and HSL 276°, 61%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#DBBCEF#DBBCEF
HEX#DBBCEF
RGBrgb(219, 188, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.7373, 0.9373
RGB percentages85.9%, 73.7%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(276.5, 61.4%, 83.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276.5, 21.3%, 93.7%)
CMYK8.4%, 21.3%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,400,751
CSS custom property--colour: #DBBCEF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.57259WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness204 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.45:1
Contrast with white1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#244310
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D0EFBC
Analogous#C2BCEF, #EFBCEA
Triadic#EFDBBC, #BCEFDB
Split complementary#EAEFBC, #BCEFC2
Tetradic#EFC2BC, #D0EFBC, #BCEAEF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R219
G188
B239
Red219 (85.9%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue276.47°
Saturation (HSL)61.45%
Lightness83.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DB · G BC · B EF
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