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Recognised as Colour

#DBD6DD

  • #DBD6DD
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#DBD6DD is a violet with RGB values 219, 214, 221 and HSL 283°, 9%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#DBD6DD#DBD6DD
HEX#DBD6DD
RGBrgb(219, 214, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.8588, 0.8392, 0.8667
RGB percentages85.9%, 83.9%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(282.9, 9.3%, 85.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.9, 3.2%, 86.7%)
CMYK0.9%, 3.2%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,407,389
CSS custom property--colour: #DBD6DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.68374WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness216.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.67:1
Contrast with white1.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D8D8D8
Inverted#242922

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D5D7DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#D6D8DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#DBD7D8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 4.4Light grey · ΔE 4.4Lavender · ΔE 8.9Silver · ΔE 9.4Lavender blush · ΔE 10.5White smoke · ΔE 11.1
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 4.39, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D8DDD6
Analogous#D8D6DD, #DDD6DC
Triadic#DDDBD6, #D6DDDB
Split complementary#DCDDD6, #D6DDD8
Tetradic#DDD8D6, #D8DDD6, #D6DCDD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F3F2F4
Darker −10%#C3BAC6
Darker −20%#AA9EAF
Darker −30%#928298
Darker −40%#78697E
More saturated +25%#DFCDE6
Less saturated −25%#DADADA

Channel breakdown

R219
G214
B221
Red219 (85.9%)
Green214 (83.9%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue282.86°
Saturation (HSL)9.33%
Lightness85.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DB · G D6 · B DD

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