Recognised as Colour
#DBC6EF
- #DBC6EF
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#DBC6EF is a violet with RGB values 219, 198, 239 and HSL 271°, 56%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#DBC6EF#DBC6EF
HEX#DBC6EF
RGBrgb(219, 198, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.7765, 0.9373
RGB percentages85.9%, 77.6%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(270.7, 56.2%, 85.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270.7, 17.2%, 93.7%)
CMYK8.4%, 17.2%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,403,311
CSS custom property--colour: #DBC6EF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.6168WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness209.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.34:1
Contrast with white1.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD
Inverted#243910
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DAEFC6
Analogous#C7C6EF, #EFC6EF
Triadic#EFDBC6, #C6EFDB
Split complementary#EFEFC6, #C6EFC6
Tetradic#EFC6C6, #DAEFC6, #C6EFEF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R219
G198
B239
Red219 (85.9%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue270.73°
Saturation (HSL)56.16%
Lightness85.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DB · G C6 · B EF
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