Recognised as Colour
#DBBDEE
- #DBBDEE
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#DBBDEE is a violet with RGB values 219, 189, 238 and HSL 277°, 59%, 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
#DBBDEE#DBBDEE
HEX#DBBDEE
RGBrgb(219, 189, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.7412, 0.9333
RGB percentages85.9%, 74.1%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(276.7, 59%, 83.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276.7, 20.6%, 93.3%)
CMYK8%, 20.6%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,401,006
CSS custom property--colour: #DBBDEE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.57628WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness204.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.53:1
Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#244211
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D0EEBD
Analogous#C3BDEE, #EEBDE9
Triadic#EEDBBD, #BDEEDB
Split complementary#E9EEBD, #BDEEC3
Tetradic#EEC3BD, #D0EEBD, #BDE9EE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R219
G189
B238
Red219 (85.9%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue276.73°
Saturation (HSL)59.04%
Lightness83.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DB · G BD · B EE
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