Colour
#DBBDFB
- #DBBDFB
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#DBBDFB is a violet with RGB values 219, 189, 251 and HSL 269°, 89%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#DBBDFB#DBBDFB
HEX#DBBDFB
RGBrgb(219, 189, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.7412, 0.9843
RGB percentages85.9%, 74.1%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(269, 88.6%, 86.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269, 24.7%, 98.4%)
CMYK12.7%, 24.7%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,401,019
CSS custom property--colour: #DBBDFB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.5842WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.68:1
Contrast with white1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#244204
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DDFBBD
Analogous#BDBEFB, #FABDFB
Triadic#FBDBBD, #BDFBDB
Split complementary#FBFABD, #BEFBBD
Tetradic#FBBDBE, #DDFBBD, #BDFBFA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R219
G189
B251
Red219 (85.9%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue269.03°
Saturation (HSL)88.57%
Lightness86.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DB · G BD · B FB
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