Recognised as Colour
#DCA7EF
- #DCA7EF
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#DCA7EF is a violet with RGB values 220, 167, 239 and HSL 284°, 69%, 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
#DCA7EF#DCA7EF
HEX#DCA7EF
RGBrgb(220, 167, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.6549, 0.9373
RGB percentages86.3%, 65.5%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(284.2, 69.2%, 79.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.2, 30.1%, 93.7%)
CMYK7.9%, 30.1%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,460,911
CSS custom property--colour: #DCA7EF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.49085WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.82:1
Contrast with white1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#235810
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 text10.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BAEFA7
Analogous#B8A7EF, #EFA7DE
Triadic#EFDCA7, #A7EFDC
Split complementary#DEEFA7, #A7EFB8
Tetradic#EFB8A7, #BAEFA7, #A7DEEF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G167
B239
Red220 (86.3%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue284.17°
Saturation (HSL)69.23%
Lightness79.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DC · G A7 · B EF
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