Recognised as Colour
#DCACE6
- #DCACE6
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#DCACE6 is a violet with RGB values 220, 172, 230 and HSL 290°, 54%, 79%. 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
#DCACE6#DCACE6
HEX#DCACE6
RGBrgb(220, 172, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.6745, 0.902
RGB percentages86.3%, 67.5%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(289.7, 53.7%, 78.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.7, 25.2%, 90.2%)
CMYK4.3%, 25.2%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,462,182
CSS custom property--colour: #DCACE6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50434WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.6 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#235319
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#B6E6AC
Analogous#BFACE6, #E6ACD3
Triadic#E6DCAC, #ACE6DC
Split complementary#D3E6AC, #ACE6BF
Tetradic#E6BFAC, #B6E6AC, #ACD3E6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G172
B230
Red220 (86.3%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue289.66°
Saturation (HSL)53.7%
Lightness78.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DC · G AC · B E6
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