Colour
#DCC5F6
- #DCC5F6
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#DCC5F6 is a violet with RGB values 220, 197, 246 and HSL 268°, 73%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#DCC5F6#DCC5F6
HEX#DCC5F6
RGBrgb(220, 197, 246)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.7725, 0.9647
RGB percentages86.3%, 77.3%, 96.5%
HSLhsl(268.2, 73.1%, 86.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268.2, 19.9%, 96.5%)
CMYK10.6%, 19.9%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,468,598
CSS custom property--colour: #DCC5F6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.61802WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.36:1
Contrast with white1.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD
Inverted#233A09
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 text13.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DFF6C5
Analogous#C5C7F6, #F4C5F6
Triadic#F6DCC5, #C5F6DC
Split complementary#F6F4C5, #C7F6C5
Tetradic#F6C5C7, #DFF6C5, #C5F6F4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G197
B246
Red220 (86.3%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue246 (96.5%)
Hue268.16°
Saturation (HSL)73.13%
Lightness86.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DC · G C5 · B F6
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