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Recognised as Colour

#DCC9E1

  • #DCC9E1
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#DCC9E1 is a violet with RGB values 220, 201, 225 and HSL 288°, 29%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#DCC9E1#DCC9E1
HEX#DCC9E1
RGBrgb(220, 201, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.7882, 0.8824
RGB percentages86.3%, 78.8%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(287.5, 28.6%, 83.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.5, 10.7%, 88.2%)
CMYK2.2%, 10.7%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,469,601
CSS custom property--colour: #DCC9E1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62425WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness209.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.49:1
Contrast with white1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF
Inverted#23361E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C7CEE2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#CBD0E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Tritanopia#DCCBD1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 3.8Lavender · ΔE 11.3Light steelblue · ΔE 14.3Light grey · ΔE 14.5Gainsboro · ΔE 15.2Silver · ΔE 15.4
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 3.85, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CEE1C9
Analogous#D0C9E1, #E1C9DA
Triadic#E1DCC9, #C9E1DC
Split complementary#DAE1C9, #C9E1D0
Tetradic#E1D0C9, #CEE1C9, #C9DAE1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F1EAF3
Darker −10%#C7A8CF
Darker −20%#B287BD
Darker −30%#9C67AA
Darker −40%#824F8F
More saturated +25%#E2BEEB
Less saturated −25%#D6D3D6

Channel breakdown

R220
G201
B225
Red220 (86.3%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue287.5°
Saturation (HSL)28.57%
Lightness83.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DC · G C9 · B E1

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