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Recognised as Colour

#D9CCFC

  • #D9CCFC
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#D9CCFC is a violet with RGB values 217, 204, 252 and HSL 256°, 89%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#D9CCFC#D9CCFC
HEX#D9CCFC
RGBrgb(217, 204, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.8, 0.9882
RGB percentages85.1%, 80%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(256.3, 88.9%, 89.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(256.3, 19%, 98.8%)
CMYK13.9%, 19%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,273,788
CSS custom property--colour: #D9CCFC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64966WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.99:1
Contrast with white1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2
Inverted#263303

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C2D3FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#C4D2FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Tritanopia#D3D3DCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 13.4Lavender · ΔE 17.4Light steelblue · ΔE 17.4Plum · ΔE 21.9Lavender blush · ΔE 25.4Light grey · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 13.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFFCCC
Analogous#CCD7FC, #F1CCFC
Triadic#FCD9CC, #CCFCD9
Split complementary#FCF1CC, #D7FCCC
Tetradic#FCCCD7, #EFFCCC, #CCFCF1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FDFCFF
Darker −10%#B59CF9
Darker −20%#916CF6
Darker −30%#6D3CF4
Darker −40%#4B0EEE
More saturated +25%#D8C9FF
Less saturated −25%#DCD3F5

Channel breakdown

R217
G204
B252
Red217 (85.1%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue256.25°
Saturation (HSL)88.89%
Lightness89.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D9 · G CC · B FC

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