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Colour

#DCCBFA

  • #DCCBFA
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#DCCBFA is a violet with RGB values 220, 203, 250 and HSL 262°, 82%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#DCCBFA#DCCBFA
HEX#DCCBFA
RGBrgb(220, 203, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.7961, 0.9804
RGB percentages86.3%, 79.6%, 98%
HSLhsl(261.7, 82.5%, 88.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.7, 18.8%, 98%)
CMYK12%, 18.8%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,470,138
CSS custom property--colour: #DCCBFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6483WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.97:1
Contrast with white1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2
Inverted#233405

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C2D2FCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#C5D2F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Tritanopia#D7D1DBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 12.5Lavender · ΔE 17.4Light steelblue · ΔE 18Plum · ΔE 21Lavender blush · ΔE 25Light grey · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 12.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E9FACB
Analogous#CBD2FA, #F3CBFA
Triadic#FADCCB, #CBFADC
Split complementary#FAF4CB, #D1FACB
Tetradic#FACBD2, #E9FACB, #CBFAF3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FBFAFE
Darker −10%#BD9CF6
Darker −20%#9D6EF1
Darker −30%#7E3FED
Darker −40%#6016E3
More saturated +25%#DBC6FF
Less saturated −25%#DED2F3

Channel breakdown

R220
G203
B250
Red220 (86.3%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue261.7°
Saturation (HSL)82.46%
Lightness88.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DC · G CB · B FA

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