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Recognised as Colour

#DBD3EE

  • #DBD3EE
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#DBD3EE is a violet with RGB values 219, 211, 238 and HSL 258°, 44%, 88%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#DBD3EE#DBD3EE
HEX#DBD3EE
RGBrgb(219, 211, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.8275, 0.9333
RGB percentages85.9%, 82.7%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(257.8, 44.3%, 88%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257.8, 11.3%, 93.3%)
CMYK8%, 11.3%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,406,638
CSS custom property--colour: #DBD3EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67822WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness216.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.56:1
Contrast with white1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D7D7D7
Inverted#242C11

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CED7EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#CFD7EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Tritanopia#D8D7DCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 7.6Thistle · ΔE 8.5Light steelblue · ΔE 12.1Light grey · ΔE 14.6Gainsboro · ΔE 14.6Lavender blush · ΔE 15.6
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)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#E6EED3
Analogous#D3D8EE, #E9D3EE
Triadic#EEDBD3, #D3EEDB
Split complementary#EEE9D3, #D9EED3
Tetradic#EED3D8, #E6EED3, #D3EEE9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F9F8FC
Darker −10%#BDAEE0
Darker −20%#9F89D2
Darker −30%#8165C3
Darker −40%#6444B1
More saturated +25%#D8CBF6
Less saturated −25%#DEDBE6

Channel breakdown

R219
G211
B238
Red219 (85.9%)
Green211 (82.7%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue257.78°
Saturation (HSL)44.26%
Lightness88.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DB · G D3 · B EE

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