Colour

#DC9DEC

#DC9DEC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#DC9DEC is a violet with RGB values 220, 157, 236 and HSL 288°, 68%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#DC9DEC#DC9DEC

HEX#DC9DEC

RGBrgb(220, 157, 236)

RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.6157, 0.9255

RGB percentages86.3%, 61.6%, 92.5%

HSLhsl(287.8, 67.5%, 77.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(287.8, 33.5%, 92.5%)

CMYK6.8%, 33.5%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,458,348

CSS custom property--colour: #DC9DEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45386WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness187.9 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#B0B0B0

Inverted#236213

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#93AFEFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#A2B6E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.1 from the original

Tritanopia#DDA6BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.2 from the original

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

Plum · ΔE 9.5 Violet · ΔE 20.9 Orchid · ΔE 21.6 Medium purple · ΔE 26.7 Thistle · ΔE 32.4 Medium orchid · ΔE 34.1

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 9.51, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ADEC9D

Analogous#B59DEC, #EC9DD4

Triadic#ECDC9D, #9DECDC

Split complementary#D5EC9D, #9DECB4

Tetradic#ECB49D, #ADEC9D, #9DD4EC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FBF2FD

Lighter +10%#EBC8F4

Darker −10%#CD72E4

Darker −20%#BD48DB

Darker −30%#A827C9

Darker −40%#841F9E

More saturated +25%#E58EFB

Less saturated −25%#D3ACDD

Channel breakdown

R220

G157

B236

Red220 (86.3%)

Green157 (61.6%)

Blue236 (92.5%)

Hue287.85°

Saturation (HSL)67.52%

Lightness77.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR DC · G 9D · B EC

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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