Recognised as Colour
#DCAEE8
- #DCAEE8
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#DCAEE8 is a violet with RGB values 220, 174, 232 and HSL 288°, 56%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#DCAEE8#DCAEE8
HEX#DCAEE8
RGBrgb(220, 174, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.6824, 0.9098
RGB percentages86.3%, 68.2%, 91%
HSLhsl(287.6, 55.8%, 79.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.6, 25%, 91%)
CMYK5.2%, 25%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,462,696
CSS custom property--colour: #DCAEE8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.51314WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.26:1
Contrast with white1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#235117
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BAE8AE
Analogous#BFAEE8, #E8AED7
Triadic#E8DCAE, #AEE8DC
Split complementary#D7E8AE, #AEE8BF
Tetradic#E8BFAE, #BAE8AE, #AED7E8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G174
B232
Red220 (86.3%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue287.59°
Saturation (HSL)55.77%
Lightness79.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DC · G AE · B E8
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