Recognised as Colour
#DC9DFF
- #DC9DFF
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Violet
#DC9DFF is a violet with RGB values 220, 157, 255 and HSL 279°, 100%, 81%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.
Colour values
#DC9DFF#DC9DFF
HEX#DC9DFF
RGBrgb(220, 157, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.6157, 1
RGB percentages86.3%, 61.6%, 100%
HSLhsl(278.6, 100%, 80.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.6, 38.4%, 100%)
CMYK13.7%, 38.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,458,367
CSS custom property--colour: #DC9DFF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4655WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.31:1
Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#236200
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C0FF9D
Analogous#AB9DFF, #FF9DF1
Triadic#FFDC9D, #9DFFDC
Split complementary#F1FF9D, #9DFFAB
Tetradic#FFAB9D, #C0FF9D, #9DF1FF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G157
B255
Red220 (86.3%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue278.57°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness80.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DC · G 9D · B FF
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