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Recognised as Colour

#DAD5DC

  • #DAD5DC
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light grey

#DAD5DC is a violet with RGB values 218, 213, 220 and HSL 283°, 9%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.

Colour values

#DAD5DC#DAD5DC
HEX#DAD5DC
RGBrgb(218, 213, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.8549, 0.8353, 0.8627
RGB percentages85.5%, 83.5%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(282.9, 9.1%, 84.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.9, 3.2%, 86.3%)
CMYK0.9%, 3.2%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,341,596
CSS custom property--colour: #DAD5DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67661WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness215.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.53:1
Contrast with white1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D7D7D7
Inverted#252A23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D4D6DCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#D5D7DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#DAD6D7no 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 text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light grey · ΔE 4.3Gainsboro · ΔE 4.5Silver · ΔE 9.1Lavender · ΔE 9.1Lavender blush · ΔE 10.9White smoke · ΔE 11.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight grey (#D3D3D3)ΔE 4.3, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D7DCD5
Analogous#D7D5DC, #DCD5DB
Triadic#DCDAD5, #D5DCDA
Split complementary#DBDCD5, #D5DCD7
Tetradic#DCD7D5, #D7DCD5, #D5DBDC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F3F1F3
Darker −10%#C1B9C5
Darker −20%#A99DAE
Darker −30%#908296
Darker −40%#77687D
More saturated +25%#DECBE6
Less saturated −25%#D9D9D9

Channel breakdown

R218
G213
B220
Red218 (85.5%)
Green213 (83.5%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue282.86°
Saturation (HSL)9.09%
Lightness84.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DA · G D5 · B DC

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