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Colour

#DBCBEF

  • #DBCBEF
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#DBCBEF is a violet with RGB values 219, 203, 239 and HSL 267°, 53%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#DBCBEF#DBCBEF
HEX#DBCBEF
RGBrgb(219, 203, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.7961, 0.9373
RGB percentages85.9%, 79.6%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(266.7, 52.9%, 86.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(266.7, 15.1%, 93.7%)
CMYK8.4%, 15.1%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,404,591
CSS custom property--colour: #DBCBEF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64004WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness212.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.8:1
Contrast with white1.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1
Inverted#243410

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C5D1F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#C8D1EEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Tritanopia#D8D0D7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 7.6Lavender · ΔE 13Light steelblue · ΔE 14.6Light grey · ΔE 19.9Gainsboro · ΔE 20.2Lavender blush · ΔE 20.4
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 7.62, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DFEFCB
Analogous#CBCDEF, #EDCBEF
Triadic#EFDBCB, #CBEFDB
Split complementary#EFEDCB, #CDEFCB
Tetradic#EFCBCD, #DFEFCB, #CBEFED

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F6F2FB
Darker −10%#C0A4E3
Darker −20%#A57DD7
Darker −30%#8A56CB
Darker −40%#7038B6
More saturated +25%#DAC3F8
Less saturated −25%#DCD3E7

Channel breakdown

R219
G203
B239
Red219 (85.9%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue266.67°
Saturation (HSL)52.94%
Lightness86.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DB · G CB · B EF

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