Recognised as Colour
#DC9AFD
- #DC9AFD
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Violet
#DC9AFD is a violet with RGB values 220, 154, 253 and HSL 280°, 96%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.
Colour values
#DC9AFD#DC9AFD
HEX#DC9AFD
RGBrgb(220, 154, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.6039, 0.9922
RGB percentages86.3%, 60.4%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(280, 96.1%, 79.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280, 39.1%, 99.2%)
CMYK13%, 39.1%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,457,597
CSS custom property--colour: #DC9AFD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45419WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.08:1
Contrast with white2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#236502
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BBFD9A
Analogous#AB9AFD, #FD9AED
Triadic#FDDC9A, #9AFDDC
Split complementary#EDFD9A, #9AFDAB
Tetradic#FDAB9A, #BBFD9A, #9AEDFD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G154
B253
Red220 (86.3%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue280°
Saturation (HSL)96.12%
Lightness79.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DC · G 9A · B FD
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