Recognised as Colour
#DCBCED
- #DCBCED
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#DCBCED is a violet with RGB values 220, 188, 237 and HSL 279°, 58%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#DCBCED#DCBCED
HEX#DCBCED
RGBrgb(220, 188, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.7373, 0.9294
RGB percentages86.3%, 73.7%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(279.2, 57.6%, 83.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.2, 20.7%, 92.9%)
CMYK7.2%, 20.7%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,466,285
CSS custom property--colour: #DCBCED;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.57297WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness204 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.46:1
Contrast with white1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#234312
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CDEDBC
Analogous#C4BCED, #EDBCE6
Triadic#EDDCBC, #BCEDDC
Split complementary#E6EDBC, #BCEDC4
Tetradic#EDC4BC, #CDEDBC, #BCE6ED
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G188
B237
Red220 (86.3%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue279.18°
Saturation (HSL)57.65%
Lightness83.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DC · G BC · B ED
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