Colour

#DCA7F7

#DCA7F7
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#DCA7F7 is a violet with RGB values 220, 167, 247 and HSL 280°, 83%, 81%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#DCA7F7#DCA7F7

HEX#DCA7F7

RGBrgb(220, 167, 247)

RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.6549, 0.9686

RGB percentages86.3%, 65.5%, 96.9%

HSLhsl(279.8, 83.3%, 81.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(279.8, 32.4%, 96.9%)

CMYK10.9%, 32.4%, 0%, 3.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,460,919

CSS custom property--colour: #DCA7F7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49568WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness194.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.91:1

Contrast with white1.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8

Inverted#235808

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9AB8FAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28 from the original

Deuteranopia#A6BCF5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28 from the original

Tritanopia#DAB1C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.92:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 10.7 Violet · ΔE 24.1 Orchid · ΔE 25.4 Medium purple · ΔE 27.5 Thistle · ΔE 31.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 32.6

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 10.75, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C2F7A7

Analogous#B4A7F7, #F7A7EA

Triadic#F7DCA7, #A7F7DC

Split complementary#EAF7A7, #A7F7B4

Tetradic#F7B4A7, #C2F7A7, #A7EAF7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#EFD6FB

Darker −10%#C978F3

Darker −20%#B749EF

Darker −30%#A41BEA

Darker −40%#8511C1

More saturated +25%#DF9FFF

Less saturated −25%#D8B3EB

Channel breakdown

R220

G167

B247

Red220 (86.3%)

Green167 (65.5%)

Blue247 (96.9%)

Hue279.75°

Saturation (HSL)83.33%

Lightness81.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR DC · G A7 · B F7

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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