Recognised as Colour
#DCA6F4
- #DCA6F4
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#DCA6F4 is a violet with RGB values 220, 166, 244 and HSL 282°, 78%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#DCA6F4#DCA6F4
HEX#DCA6F4
RGBrgb(220, 166, 244)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.651, 0.9569
RGB percentages86.3%, 65.1%, 95.7%
HSLhsl(281.5, 78%, 80.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.5, 32%, 95.7%)
CMYK9.8%, 32%, 0%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,460,660
CSS custom property--colour: #DCA6F4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4902WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.8:1
Contrast with white1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#23590B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BEF4A6
Analogous#B5A6F4, #F4A6E5
Triadic#F4DCA6, #A6F4DC
Split complementary#E5F4A6, #A6F4B5
Tetradic#F4B5A6, #BEF4A6, #A6E5F4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G166
B244
Red220 (86.3%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue244 (95.7%)
Hue281.54°
Saturation (HSL)78%
Lightness80.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DC · G A6 · B F4
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