Recognised as Colour

#DCA3FF

#DCA3FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#DCA3FF is a violet with RGB values 220, 163, 255 and HSL 277°, 100%, 82%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#DCA3FF#DCA3FF

HEX#DCA3FF

RGBrgb(220, 163, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.6392, 1

RGB percentages86.3%, 63.9%, 100%

HSLhsl(277.2, 100%, 82%)

HSV / HSBhsv(277.2, 36.1%, 100%)

CMYK13.7%, 36.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,459,903

CSS custom property--colour: #DCA3FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4863WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness193.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.73:1

Contrast with white1.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6

Inverted#235C00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#93B6FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31 from the original

Deuteranopia#A0BBFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.2 from the original

Tritanopia#D9B0C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.96:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 16.5 Violet · ΔE 19.9 Orchid · ΔE 22.1 Medium purple · ΔE 23.8 Medium orchid · ΔE 32.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 33.1

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.46, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C6FFA3

Analogous#AEA3FF, #FFA3F4

Triadic#FFDCA3, #A3FFDC

Split complementary#F4FFA3, #A3FFAE

Tetradic#FFAEA3, #C6FFA3, #A3F4FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#EFD6FF

Darker −10%#C970FF

Darker −20%#B53DFF

Darker −30%#A20AFF

Darker −40%#8500D6

More saturated +25%#DCA3FF

Less saturated −25%#D9AFF4

Channel breakdown

R220

G163

B255

Red220 (86.3%)

Green163 (63.9%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue277.17°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness81.96%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR DC · G A3 · B FF

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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