Recognised as Colour
#DC9EFD
- #DC9EFD
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Violet
#DC9EFD is a violet with RGB values 220, 158, 253 and HSL 279°, 96%, 81%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.
Colour values
#DC9EFD#DC9EFD
HEX#DC9EFD
RGBrgb(220, 158, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.6196, 0.9922
RGB percentages86.3%, 62%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(279.2, 96%, 80.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.2, 37.5%, 99.2%)
CMYK13%, 37.5%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,458,621
CSS custom property--colour: #DC9EFD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.46761WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.35:1
Contrast with white2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#236102
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.03:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BFFD9E
Analogous#AC9EFD, #FD9EEF
Triadic#FDDC9E, #9EFDDC
Split complementary#EEFD9E, #9EFDAD
Tetradic#FDAD9E, #BFFD9E, #9EEFFD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G158
B253
Red220 (86.3%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue279.16°
Saturation (HSL)95.96%
Lightness80.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DC · G 9E · B FD
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