Recognised as Colour
#DCBBEC
- #DCBBEC
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#DCBBEC is a violet with RGB values 220, 187, 236 and HSL 280°, 56%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#DCBBEC#DCBBEC
HEX#DCBBEC
RGBrgb(220, 187, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.7333, 0.9255
RGB percentages86.3%, 73.3%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(280.4, 56.3%, 82.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280.4, 20.8%, 92.5%)
CMYK6.8%, 20.8%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,466,028
CSS custom property--colour: #DCBBEC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.56812WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.36:1
Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#234413
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 text12.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CBECBB
Analogous#C3BBEC, #ECBBE3
Triadic#ECDCBB, #BBECDC
Split complementary#E3ECBB, #BBECC3
Tetradic#ECC3BB, #CBECBB, #BBE3EC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G187
B236
Red220 (86.3%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue280.41°
Saturation (HSL)56.32%
Lightness82.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DC · G BB · B EC
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