Colour

#DAC4E4

#DAC4E4
Violet
Light
Nearest: Thistle

#DAC4E4 is a violet with RGB values 218, 196, 228 and HSL 281°, 37%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

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HEX#DAC4E4

RGBrgb(218, 196, 228)

RGB (0–1)0.8549, 0.7686, 0.8941

RGB percentages85.5%, 76.9%, 89.4%

HSLhsl(281.2, 37.2%, 83.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(281.2, 14%, 89.4%)

CMYK4.4%, 14%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,337,252

CSS custom property--colour: #DAC4E4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59987WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness206.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13:1

Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB

Inverted#253B1B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C0CAE5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#C5CCE3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original

Tritanopia#DAC7CFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 4.2 Lavender · ΔE 14.4 Light steelblue · ΔE 15.3 Light grey · ΔE 18.9 Silver · ΔE 19.2 Pink · ΔE 19.6

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 4.2, a close match

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CEE4C4

Analogous#CAC4E4, #E4C4DE

Triadic#E4DAC4, #C4E4DA

Split complementary#DEE4C4, #C4E4CA

Tetradic#E4CAC4, #CEE4C4, #C4DEE4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F0E7F4

Darker −10%#C4A1D4

Darker −20%#AE7EC4

Darker −30%#985BB4

Darker −40%#7D4597

More saturated +25%#DEB9EF

Less saturated −25%#D6CFD9

Channel breakdown

R218

G196

B228

Red218 (85.5%)

Green196 (76.9%)

Blue228 (89.4%)

Hue281.25°

Saturation (HSL)37.21%

Lightness83.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR DA · G C4 · B E4

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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