Colour
#DCBDFE
- #DCBDFE
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#DCBDFE is a violet with RGB values 220, 189, 254 and HSL 269°, 97%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#DCBDFE#DCBDFE
HEX#DCBDFE
RGBrgb(220, 189, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.7412, 0.9961
RGB percentages86.3%, 74.1%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(268.6, 97%, 86.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268.6, 25.6%, 99.6%)
CMYK13.4%, 25.6%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,466,558
CSS custom property--colour: #DCBDFE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.58767WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.75:1
Contrast with white1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#234201
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DFFEBD
Analogous#BDBEFE, #FDBDFE
Triadic#FEDCBD, #BDFEDC
Split complementary#FEFDBD, #BEFEBD
Tetradic#FEBDBF, #DFFEBD, #BDFEFD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G189
B254
Red220 (86.3%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue268.62°
Saturation (HSL)97.01%
Lightness86.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DC · G BD · B FE
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