Recognised as Colour
#DBBEE8
- #DBBEE8
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#DBBEE8 is a violet with RGB values 219, 190, 232 and HSL 281°, 48%, 83%. 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
#DBBEE8#DBBEE8
HEX#DBBEE8
RGBrgb(219, 190, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.7451, 0.9098
RGB percentages85.9%, 74.5%, 91%
HSLhsl(281.4, 47.7%, 82.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.4, 18.1%, 91%)
CMYK5.6%, 18.1%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,401,256
CSS custom property--colour: #DBBEE8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.57713WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness204.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.54:1
Contrast with white1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#244117
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CBE8BE
Analogous#C6BEE8, #E8BEE0
Triadic#E8DBBE, #BEE8DB
Split complementary#E0E8BE, #BEE8C6
Tetradic#E8C6BE, #CBE8BE, #BEE0E8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R219
G190
B232
Red219 (85.9%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue281.43°
Saturation (HSL)47.73%
Lightness82.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DB · G BE · B E8
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