Recognised as Colour
#DCBDF7
- #DCBDF7
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#DCBDF7 is a violet with RGB values 220, 189, 247 and HSL 272°, 78%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#DCBDF7#DCBDF7
HEX#DCBDF7
RGBrgb(220, 189, 247)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.7412, 0.9686
RGB percentages86.3%, 74.1%, 96.9%
HSLhsl(272.1, 78.4%, 85.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(272.1, 23.5%, 96.9%)
CMYK10.9%, 23.5%, 0%, 3.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,466,551
CSS custom property--colour: #DCBDF7;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.58326WCAG 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 12.67:1
Contrast with white1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#234208
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D8F7BD
Analogous#BFBDF7, #F7BDF5
Triadic#F7DCBD, #BDF7DC
Split complementary#F5F7BD, #BDF7BF
Tetradic#F7BFBD, #D8F7BD, #BDF5F7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G189
B247
Red220 (86.3%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue247 (96.9%)
Hue272.07°
Saturation (HSL)78.38%
Lightness85.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DC · G BD · B F7
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