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Recognised as Colour

#DBBCFA

  • #DBBCFA
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Plum

#DBBCFA is a violet with RGB values 219, 188, 250 and HSL 270°, 86%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#DBBCFA#DBBCFA
HEX#DBBCFA
RGBrgb(219, 188, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.7373, 0.9804
RGB percentages85.9%, 73.7%, 98%
HSLhsl(270, 86.1%, 85.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270, 24.8%, 98%)
CMYK12.4%, 24.8%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,400,762
CSS custom property--colour: #DBBCFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57929WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness205.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.59:1
Contrast with white1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#244305

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#B1C7FDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18 from the original
Deuteranopia#B7C9F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.4 from the original
Tritanopia#D7C4D2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 13.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#DBFABC
Analogous#BCBCFA, #FABCFA
Triadic#FADBBC, #BCFADB
Split complementary#FAFABC, #BCFABC
Tetradic#FABCBC, #DBFABC, #BCFAFA

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F5EBFE
Darker −10%#C28DF6
Darker −20%#A85DF3
Darker −30%#8F2EEF
Darker −40%#7510DA
More saturated +25%#DBB7FF
Less saturated −25%#DBC5F1

Channel breakdown

R219
G188
B250
Red219 (85.9%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue270°
Saturation (HSL)86.11%
Lightness85.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DB · G BC · B FA

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