Recognised as Colour
#DCCCF8
- #DCCCF8
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#DCCCF8 is a violet with RGB values 220, 204, 248 and HSL 262°, 76%, 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
#DCCCF8#DCCCF8
HEX#DCCCF8
RGBrgb(220, 204, 248)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.8, 0.9725
RGB percentages86.3%, 80%, 97.3%
HSLhsl(261.8, 75.9%, 88.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.8, 17.7%, 97.3%)
CMYK11.3%, 17.7%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,470,392
CSS custom property--colour: #DCCCF8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.65179WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.04:1
Contrast with white1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3
Inverted#233307
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E8F8CC
Analogous#CCD2F8, #F2CCF8
Triadic#F8DCCC, #CCF8DC
Split complementary#F8F2CC, #D2F8CC
Tetradic#F8CCD2, #E8F8CC, #CCF8F2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G204
B248
Red220 (86.3%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue248 (97.3%)
Hue261.82°
Saturation (HSL)75.86%
Lightness88.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DC · G CC · B F8
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