Colour
#DCBBFF
- #DCBBFF
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#DCBBFF is a violet with RGB values 220, 187, 255 and HSL 269°, 100%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#DCBBFF#DCBBFF
HEX#DCBBFF
RGBrgb(220, 187, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.7333, 1
RGB percentages86.3%, 73.3%, 100%
HSLhsl(269.1, 100%, 86.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269.1, 26.7%, 100%)
CMYK13.7%, 26.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,466,047
CSS custom property--colour: #DCBBFF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.57976WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness205.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.6:1
Contrast with white1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#234400
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DEFFBB
Analogous#BBBCFF, #FEBBFF
Triadic#FFDCBB, #BBFFDC
Split complementary#FFFEBB, #BCFFBB
Tetradic#FFBBBC, #DEFFBB, #BBFFFE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G187
B255
Red220 (86.3%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue269.12°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness86.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DC · G BB · B FF
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