Recognised as Colour
#DCADEB
- #DCADEB
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#DCADEB is a violet with RGB values 220, 173, 235 and HSL 285°, 61%, 80%. 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
#DCADEB#DCADEB
HEX#DCADEB
RGBrgb(220, 173, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.6784, 0.9216
RGB percentages86.3%, 67.8%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(285.5, 60.8%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285.5, 26.4%, 92.2%)
CMYK6.4%, 26.4%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,462,443
CSS custom property--colour: #DCADEB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.51101WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195.8 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#235214
Colour vision & accessibility
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
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BCEBAD
Analogous#BDADEB, #EBADDB
Triadic#EBDCAD, #ADEBDC
Split complementary#DBEBAD, #ADEBBD
Tetradic#EBBDAD, #BCEBAD, #ADDBEB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G173
B235
Red220 (86.3%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue285.48°
Saturation (HSL)60.78%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DC · G AD · B EB
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