Recognised as Colour
#DCBDEE
- #DCBDEE
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#DCBDEE is a violet with RGB values 220, 189, 238 and HSL 278°, 59%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#DCBDEE#DCBDEE
HEX#DCBDEE
RGBrgb(220, 189, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.7412, 0.9333
RGB percentages86.3%, 74.1%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(278, 59%, 83.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278, 20.6%, 93.3%)
CMYK7.6%, 20.6%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,466,542
CSS custom property--colour: #DCBDEE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.57784WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness204.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.56:1
Contrast with white1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#234211
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 text12.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CFEEBD
Analogous#C4BDEE, #EEBDE8
Triadic#EEDCBD, #BDEEDC
Split complementary#E8EEBD, #BDEEC4
Tetradic#EEC4BD, #CFEEBD, #BDE8EE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G189
B238
Red220 (86.3%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue277.96°
Saturation (HSL)59.04%
Lightness83.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DC · G BD · B EE
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