Recognised as Colour
#DCBBEA
- #DCBBEA
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#DCBBEA is a violet with RGB values 220, 187, 234 and HSL 282°, 53%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#DCBBEA#DCBBEA
HEX#DCBBEA
RGBrgb(220, 187, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.7333, 0.9176
RGB percentages86.3%, 73.3%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(282.1, 52.8%, 82.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.1, 20.1%, 91.8%)
CMYK6%, 20.1%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,466,026
CSS custom property--colour: #DCBBEA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.56697WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.34:1
Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#234415
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C9EABB
Analogous#C5BBEA, #EABBE0
Triadic#EADCBB, #BBEADC
Split complementary#E0EABB, #BBEAC5
Tetradic#EAC5BB, #C9EABB, #BBE0EA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G187
B234
Red220 (86.3%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue282.13°
Saturation (HSL)52.81%
Lightness82.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DC · G BB · B EA
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