Colour

#DCAAFF

#DCAAFF
Violet
Light
Nearest: Plum

#DCAAFF is a violet with RGB values 220, 170, 255 and HSL 275°, 100%, 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

#DCAAFF#DCAAFF

HEX#DCAAFF

RGBrgb(220, 170, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.6667, 1

RGB percentages86.3%, 66.7%, 100%

HSLhsl(275.3, 100%, 83.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(275.3, 33.3%, 100%)

CMYK13.7%, 33.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,461,695

CSS custom property--colour: #DCAAFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51185WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness197.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.24:1

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

Contrast with black11.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB

Inverted#235500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9BBBFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#A6BFFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28 from the original

Tritanopia#D8B6C9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.2 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 text11.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 13.7 Violet · ΔE 24 Orchid · ΔE 25.9 Medium purple · ΔE 26.6 Cornflower blue · ΔE 31.7 Thistle · ΔE 33.1

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 13.68, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CDFFAA

Analogous#B1AAFF, #FFAAF8

Triadic#FFDCAA, #AAFFDC

Split complementary#F8FFAA, #AAFFB1

Tetradic#FFB1AA, #CDFFAA, #AAF8FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F1DDFF

Darker −10%#C777FF

Darker −20%#B244FF

Darker −30%#9D11FF

Darker −40%#8200DD

More saturated +25%#DCAAFF

Less saturated −25%#DAB5F4

Channel breakdown

R220

G170

B255

Red220 (86.3%)

Green170 (66.7%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue275.29°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness83.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR DC · G AA · B FF

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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