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Recognised as Colour

#DCA2FC

  • #DCA2FC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#DCA2FC is a violet with RGB values 220, 162, 252 and HSL 279°, 94%, 81%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#DCA2FC#DCA2FC
HEX#DCA2FC
RGBrgb(220, 162, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.6353, 0.9882
RGB percentages86.3%, 63.5%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(278.7, 93.8%, 81.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.7, 35.7%, 98.8%)
CMYK12.7%, 35.7%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,459,644
CSS custom property--colour: #DCA2FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48085WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.62:1
Contrast with white1.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#235D03

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#93B5FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#A0BAF9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.3 from the original
Tritanopia#D9AEC4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.98:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 15.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#C2FCA2
Analogous#AFA2FC, #FCA2EF
Triadic#FCDCA2, #A2FCDC
Split complementary#EFFCA2, #A2FCAF
Tetradic#FCAFA2, #C2FCA2, #A2EFFC

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EFD3FE
Darker −10%#C971FA
Darker −20%#B73FF9
Darker −30%#A40EF7
Darker −40%#8507CB
More saturated +25%#DD9FFF
Less saturated −25%#D9AEF0

Channel breakdown

R220
G162
B252
Red220 (86.3%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue278.67°
Saturation (HSL)93.75%
Lightness81.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DC · G A2 · B FC

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