Recognised as Colour
#DCC4FF
- #DCC4FF
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#DCC4FF is a violet with RGB values 220, 196, 255 and HSL 264°, 100%, 88%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#DCC4FF#DCC4FF
HEX#DCC4FF
RGBrgb(220, 196, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.7686, 1
RGB percentages86.3%, 76.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(264.4, 100%, 88.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(264.4, 23.1%, 100%)
CMYK13.7%, 23.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,468,351
CSS custom property--colour: #DCC4FF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.61915WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.38:1
Contrast with white1.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD
Inverted#233B00
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.38:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E7FFC4
Analogous#C4CAFF, #F9C4FF
Triadic#FFDCC4, #C4FFDC
Split complementary#FFF9C4, #CAFFC4
Tetradic#FFC4CA, #E7FFC4, #C4FFF9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G196
B255
Red220 (86.3%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue264.41°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness88.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DC · G C4 · B FF
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