Recognised as Colour
#DCABED
- #DCABED
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#DCABED is a violet with RGB values 220, 171, 237 and HSL 285°, 65%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#DCABED#DCABED
HEX#DCABED
RGBrgb(220, 171, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.6706, 0.9294
RGB percentages86.3%, 67.1%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(284.5, 64.7%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.5, 27.8%, 92.9%)
CMYK7.2%, 27.8%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,461,933
CSS custom property--colour: #DCABED;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50456WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.09:1
Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#235412
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BCEDAB
Analogous#BBABED, #EDABDD
Triadic#EDDCAB, #ABEDDC
Split complementary#DDEDAB, #ABEDBB
Tetradic#EDBBAB, #BCEDAB, #ABDDED
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G171
B237
Red220 (86.3%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue284.55°
Saturation (HSL)64.71%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DC · G AB · B ED
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