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Colour

#DFDBE6

  • #DFDBE6
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#DFDBE6 is a violet with RGB values 223, 219, 230 and HSL 262°, 18%, 88%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#DFDBE6#DFDBE6
HEX#DFDBE6
RGBrgb(223, 219, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.8588, 0.902
RGB percentages87.5%, 85.9%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(261.8, 18%, 88%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.8, 4.8%, 90.2%)
CMYK3%, 4.8%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,670,822
CSS custom property--colour: #DFDBE6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72064WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness221.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.41:1
Contrast with white1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DDDDDD
Inverted#202419

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D9DDE7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#DADDE6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#DEDCDEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 5.9Lavender · ΔE 6.1Light grey · ΔE 6.9Lavender blush · ΔE 9.5Ghost white · ΔE 10.1Alice blue · ΔE 10.3
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 5.94, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2E6DB
Analogous#DBDCE6, #E5DBE6
Triadic#E6DFDB, #DBE6DF
Split complementary#E6E5DB, #DCE6DB
Tetradic#E6DBDC, #E2E6DB, #DBE6E5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FAF9FB
Darker −10%#C4BDD1
Darker −20%#A99FBC
Darker −30%#8F81A7
Darker −40%#746491
More saturated +25%#DDD3EE
Less saturated −25%#E1E1E1

Channel breakdown

R223
G219
B230
Red223 (87.5%)
Green219 (85.9%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue261.82°
Saturation (HSL)18.03%
Lightness88.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DF · G DB · B E6

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