Recognised as Colour
#DCA7E7
- #DCA7E7
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#DCA7E7 is a violet with RGB values 220, 167, 231 and HSL 290°, 57%, 78%. 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
#DCA7E7#DCA7E7
HEX#DCA7E7
RGBrgb(220, 167, 231)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.6549, 0.9059
RGB percentages86.3%, 65.5%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(289.7, 57.1%, 78%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.7, 27.7%, 90.6%)
CMYK4.8%, 27.7%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,460,903
CSS custom property--colour: #DCA7E7;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.48623WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.72:1
Contrast with white1.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#235818
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B2E7A7
Analogous#BCA7E7, #E7A7D2
Triadic#E7DCA7, #A7E7DC
Split complementary#D2E7A7, #A7E7BC
Tetradic#E7BCA7, #B2E7A7, #A7D2E7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G167
B231
Red220 (86.3%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue289.69°
Saturation (HSL)57.14%
Lightness78.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DC · G A7 · B E7
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