Colour
#DBCADF
- #DBCADF
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#DBCADF is a violet with RGB values 219, 202, 223 and HSL 289°, 25%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#DBCADF#DBCADF
HEX#DBCADF
RGBrgb(219, 202, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.7922, 0.8745
RGB percentages85.9%, 79.2%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(288.6, 24.7%, 83.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.6, 9.4%, 87.5%)
CMYK1.8%, 9.4%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,404,319
CSS custom property--colour: #DBCADF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.62629WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness209.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.53:1
Contrast with white1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF
Inverted#243520
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CEDFCA
Analogous#D0CADF, #DFCAD8
Triadic#DFDBCA, #CADFDB
Split complementary#D8DFCA, #CADFD0
Tetradic#DFD0CA, #CEDFCA, #CAD8DF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R219
G202
B223
Red219 (85.9%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue288.57°
Saturation (HSL)24.71%
Lightness83.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DB · G CA · B DF
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