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Recognised as Colour

#DCBDFA

  • #DCBDFA
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Plum

#DCBDFA is a violet with RGB values 220, 189, 250 and HSL 270°, 86%, 86%. 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

#DCBDFA#DCBDFA
HEX#DCBDFA
RGBrgb(220, 189, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.7412, 0.9804
RGB percentages86.3%, 74.1%, 98%
HSLhsl(270.5, 85.9%, 86.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270.5, 24.4%, 98%)
CMYK12%, 24.4%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,466,554
CSS custom property--colour: #DCBDFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58513WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.7:1
Contrast with white1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#234205

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B3C8FDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#B9CAF8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.2 from the original
Tritanopia#D8C5D2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 13.4Thistle · ΔE 19.1Light steelblue · ΔE 26Lavender · ΔE 27Pink · ΔE 29.5Light pink · ΔE 31.6
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 13.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DBFABD
Analogous#BEBDFA, #FABDFA
Triadic#FADCBD, #BDFADC
Split complementary#FAFABD, #BDFABE
Tetradic#FABEBD, #DBFABD, #BDFAFA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F5ECFE
Darker −10%#C38EF6
Darker −20%#AA5EF3
Darker −30%#912FEF
Darker −40%#7711DA
More saturated +25%#DCB8FF
Less saturated −25%#DCC6F1

Channel breakdown

R220
G189
B250
Red220 (86.3%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue270.49°
Saturation (HSL)85.92%
Lightness86.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DC · G BD · B FA

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