Recognised as Colour
#DCAFF6
- #DCAFF6
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#DCAFF6 is a violet with RGB values 220, 175, 246 and HSL 278°, 80%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#DCAFF6#DCAFF6
HEX#DCAFF6
RGBrgb(220, 175, 246)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.6863, 0.9647
RGB percentages86.3%, 68.6%, 96.5%
HSLhsl(278, 79.8%, 82.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278, 28.9%, 96.5%)
CMYK10.6%, 28.9%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,462,966
CSS custom property--colour: #DCAFF6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.52529WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.51:1
Contrast with white1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#235009
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C9F6AF
Analogous#B9AFF6, #F6AFEC
Triadic#F6DCAF, #AFF6DC
Split complementary#ECF6AF, #AFF6B9
Tetradic#F6B9AF, #C9F6AF, #AFECF6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G175
B246
Red220 (86.3%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue246 (96.5%)
Hue278.03°
Saturation (HSL)79.78%
Lightness82.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DC · G AF · B F6
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