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Colour

#DBCAF2

  • #DBCAF2
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#DBCAF2 is a violet with RGB values 219, 202, 242 and HSL 266°, 61%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#DBCAF2#DBCAF2
HEX#DBCAF2
RGBrgb(219, 202, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.7922, 0.949
RGB percentages85.9%, 79.2%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(265.5, 60.6%, 87.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265.5, 16.5%, 94.9%)
CMYK9.5%, 16.5%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,404,338
CSS custom property--colour: #DBCAF2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.63712WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness212.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.74:1
Contrast with white1.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1
Inverted#24350D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C3D0F4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#C6D1F1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Tritanopia#D8CFD7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 9.1Lavender · ΔE 14.8Light steelblue · ΔE 15.7Light grey · ΔE 22Lavender blush · ΔE 22.2Plum · ΔE 22.3
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 9.1, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E1F2CA
Analogous#CACDF2, #EFCAF2
Triadic#F2DBCA, #CAF2DB
Split complementary#F2EFCA, #CDF2CA
Tetradic#F2CACD, #E1F2CA, #CAF2EF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F7F3FC
Darker −10%#BFA1E8
Darker −20%#A378DE
Darker −30%#884FD4
Darker −40%#6D2FC1
More saturated +25%#DAC2FA
Less saturated −25%#DCD2EA

Channel breakdown

R219
G202
B242
Red219 (85.9%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue265.5°
Saturation (HSL)60.61%
Lightness87.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DB · G CA · B F2

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