Recognised as Colour
#DC9FFE
- #DC9FFE
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Violet
#DC9FFE is a violet with RGB values 220, 159, 254 and HSL 279°, 98%, 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
#DC9FFE#DC9FFE
HEX#DC9FFE
RGBrgb(220, 159, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.6235, 0.9961
RGB percentages86.3%, 62.4%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(278.5, 97.9%, 81%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.5, 37.4%, 99.6%)
CMYK13.4%, 37.4%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,458,878
CSS custom property--colour: #DC9FFE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.47168WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.43:1
Contrast with white2.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#236001
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.01:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C1FE9F
Analogous#AC9FFE, #FE9FF1
Triadic#FEDC9F, #9FFEDC
Split complementary#F1FE9F, #9FFEAC
Tetradic#FEAC9F, #C1FE9F, #9FF1FE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G159
B254
Red220 (86.3%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue278.53°
Saturation (HSL)97.94%
Lightness80.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DC · G 9F · B FE
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