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Recognised as Colour

#DBD3DE

  • #DBD3DE
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light grey

#DBD3DE is a violet with RGB values 219, 211, 222 and HSL 284°, 14%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.

Colour values

#DBD3DE#DBD3DE
HEX#DBD3DE
RGBrgb(219, 211, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.8275, 0.8706
RGB percentages85.9%, 82.7%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(283.6, 14.3%, 84.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.6, 5%, 87.1%)
CMYK1.4%, 5%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,406,622
CSS custom property--colour: #DBD3DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66923WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.38:1
Contrast with white1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5
Inverted#242C21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D2D5DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Deuteranopia#D3D6DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Tritanopia#DBD4D6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light grey · ΔE 6.5Gainsboro · ΔE 6.9Lavender · ΔE 8.3Silver · ΔE 10.1Thistle · ΔE 11.1Lavender blush · ΔE 11.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight grey (#D3D3D3)ΔE 6.54, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D6DED3
Analogous#D5D3DE, #DED3DC
Triadic#DEDBD3, #D3DEDB
Split complementary#DCDED3, #D3DED6
Tetradic#DED6D3, #D6DED3, #D3DCDE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F3F0F4
Darker −10%#C3B6C8
Darker −20%#AB99B2
Darker −30%#937C9C
Darker −40%#7A6283
More saturated +25%#DFC9E8
Less saturated −25%#D9D9D9

Channel breakdown

R219
G211
B222
Red219 (85.9%)
Green211 (82.7%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue283.64°
Saturation (HSL)14.29%
Lightness84.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DB · G D3 · B DE

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