Colour

#DCAAFE

#DCAAFE
Violet
Light
Nearest: Plum

#DCAAFE is a violet with RGB values 220, 170, 254 and HSL 276°, 98%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#DCAAFE#DCAAFE

HEX#DCAAFE

RGBrgb(220, 170, 254)

RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.6667, 0.9961

RGB percentages86.3%, 66.7%, 99.6%

HSLhsl(275.7, 97.7%, 83.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(275.7, 33.1%, 99.6%)

CMYK13.4%, 33.1%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,461,694

CSS custom property--colour: #DCAAFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51121WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness197 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.22:1

Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB

Inverted#235501

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9BBBFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#A6BEFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.2 from the original

Tritanopia#D9B5C9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 13.2 Violet · ΔE 24.2 Orchid · ΔE 26 Medium purple · ΔE 26.9 Cornflower blue · ΔE 31.7 Thistle · ΔE 32.6

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 13.2, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CCFEAA

Analogous#B2AAFE, #FEAAF6

Triadic#FEDCAA, #AAFEDC

Split complementary#F6FEAA, #AAFEB2

Tetradic#FEB2AA, #CCFEAA, #AAF6FE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F1DCFF

Darker −10%#C778FD

Darker −20%#B245FD

Darker −30%#9E13FC

Darker −40%#8203D9

More saturated +25%#DCA9FF

Less saturated −25%#DAB5F3

Channel breakdown

R220

G170

B254

Red220 (86.3%)

Green170 (66.7%)

Blue254 (99.6%)

Hue275.71°

Saturation (HSL)97.67%

Lightness83.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR DC · G AA · B FE

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Colour values

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