Recognised as Colour
#DCBFF2
- #DCBFF2
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#DCBFF2 is a violet with RGB values 220, 191, 242 and HSL 274°, 66%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#DCBFF2#DCBFF2
HEX#DCBFF2
RGBrgb(220, 191, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.749, 0.949
RGB percentages86.3%, 74.9%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(274.1, 66.2%, 84.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(274.1, 21.1%, 94.9%)
CMYK9.1%, 21.1%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,467,058
CSS custom property--colour: #DCBFF2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.58888WCAG 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 12.78:1
Contrast with white1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#23400D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D5F2BF
Analogous#C3BFF2, #F2BFEE
Triadic#F2DCBF, #BFF2DC
Split complementary#EEF2BF, #BFF2C3
Tetradic#F2C3BF, #D5F2BF, #BFEEF2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G191
B242
Red220 (86.3%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue274.12°
Saturation (HSL)66.23%
Lightness84.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DC · G BF · B F2
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