Recognised as Colour
#DC9AEE
- #DC9AEE
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#DC9AEE is a violet with RGB values 220, 154, 238 and HSL 287°, 71%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#DC9AEE#DC9AEE
HEX#DC9AEE
RGBrgb(220, 154, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.6039, 0.9333
RGB percentages86.3%, 60.4%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(287.1, 71.2%, 76.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.1, 35.3%, 93.3%)
CMYK7.6%, 35.3%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,457,582
CSS custom property--colour: #DC9AEE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.445WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.9:1
Contrast with white2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#236511
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ACEE9A
Analogous#B29AEE, #EE9AD6
Triadic#EEDC9A, #9AEEDC
Split complementary#D6EE9A, #9AEEB2
Tetradic#EEB29A, #ACEE9A, #9AD6EE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G154
B238
Red220 (86.3%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue287.14°
Saturation (HSL)71.19%
Lightness76.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DC · G 9A · B EE
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