Recognised as Colour
#DCC5E9
- #DCC5E9
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#DCC5E9 is a violet with RGB values 220, 197, 233 and HSL 278°, 45%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#DCC5E9#DCC5E9
HEX#DCC5E9
RGBrgb(220, 197, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.7725, 0.9137
RGB percentages86.3%, 77.3%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(278.3, 45%, 84.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.3, 15.5%, 91.4%)
CMYK5.6%, 15.5%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,468,585
CSS custom property--colour: #DCC5E9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.61031WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness208.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.21:1
Contrast with white1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC
Inverted#233A16
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D2E9C5
Analogous#CAC5E9, #E9C5E4
Triadic#E9DCC5, #C5E9DC
Split complementary#E4E9C5, #C5E9CA
Tetradic#E9CAC5, #D2E9C5, #C5E4E9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G197
B233
Red220 (86.3%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue278.33°
Saturation (HSL)45%
Lightness84.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DC · G C5 · B E9
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