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Recognised as Colour

#DBC4E0

  • #DBC4E0
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#DBC4E0 is a violet with RGB values 219, 196, 224 and HSL 289°, 31%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#DBC4E0#DBC4E0
HEX#DBC4E0
RGBrgb(219, 196, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.7686, 0.8784
RGB percentages85.9%, 76.9%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(289.3, 31.1%, 82.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.3, 12.5%, 87.8%)
CMYK2.2%, 12.5%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,402,784
CSS custom property--colour: #DBC4E0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59922WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.98:1
Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#243B1F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C1CAE1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#C6CCDFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Tritanopia#DCC7CDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 2.4Lavender · ΔE 13.8Light steelblue · ΔE 15.3Light grey · ΔE 17.2Silver · ΔE 17.5Gainsboro · ΔE 18
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 2.43, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C9E0C4
Analogous#CDC4E0, #E0C4D7
Triadic#E0DBC4, #C4E0DB
Split complementary#D7E0C4, #C4E0CD
Tetradic#E0CDC4, #C9E0C4, #C4D7E0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EFE5F2
Darker −10%#C7A3CE
Darker −20%#B281BD
Darker −30%#9E60AB
Darker −40%#824A8E
More saturated +25%#E2B9EB
Less saturated −25%#D4CFD5

Channel breakdown

R219
G196
B224
Red219 (85.9%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue289.29°
Saturation (HSL)31.11%
Lightness82.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DB · G C4 · B E0

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