Colour
#DBD5EC
- #DBD5EC
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Lavender
#DBD5EC is a violet with RGB values 219, 213, 236 and HSL 256°, 38%, 88%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.
Colour values
#DBD5EC#DBD5EC
HEX#DBD5EC
RGBrgb(219, 213, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.8353, 0.9255
RGB percentages85.9%, 83.5%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(255.7, 37.7%, 88%)
HSV / HSBhsv(255.7, 9.7%, 92.5%)
CMYK7.2%, 9.7%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,407,148
CSS custom property--colour: #DBD5EC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.68705WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness217.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.74:1
Contrast with white1.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D8D8D8
Inverted#242A13
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E6ECD5
Analogous#D5DAEC, #E6D5EC
Triadic#ECDBD5, #D5ECDB
Split complementary#ECE6D5, #DBECD5
Tetradic#ECD5DA, #E6ECD5, #D5ECE6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R219
G213
B236
Red219 (85.9%)
Green213 (83.5%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue255.65°
Saturation (HSL)37.7%
Lightness88.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DB · G D5 · B EC
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