Recognised as Colour
#DBD4DD
- #DBD4DD
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Light grey
#DBD4DD is a violet with RGB values 219, 212, 221 and HSL 287°, 12%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.
Colour values
#DBD4DD#DBD4DD
HEX#DBD4DD
RGBrgb(219, 212, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.8314, 0.8667
RGB percentages85.9%, 83.1%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(286.7, 11.7%, 84.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.7, 4.1%, 86.7%)
CMYK0.9%, 4.1%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,406,877
CSS custom property--colour: #DBD4DD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.67367WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness215.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.47:1
Contrast with white1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6
Inverted#242B22
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D6DDD4
Analogous#D7D4DD, #DDD4DB
Triadic#DDDBD4, #D4DDDB
Split complementary#DBDDD4, #D4DDD7
Tetradic#DDD7D4, #D6DDD4, #D4DBDD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R219
G212
B221
Red219 (85.9%)
Green212 (83.1%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue286.67°
Saturation (HSL)11.69%
Lightness84.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DB · G D4 · B DD
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