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Recognised as Colour

#DCD1E4

  • #DCD1E4
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#DCD1E4 is a violet with RGB values 220, 209, 228 and HSL 275°, 26%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#DCD1E4#DCD1E4
HEX#DCD1E4
RGBrgb(220, 209, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.8196, 0.8941
RGB percentages86.3%, 82%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(274.7, 26%, 85.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(274.7, 8.3%, 89.4%)
CMYK3.5%, 8.3%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,471,652
CSS custom property--colour: #DCD1E4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66418WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.28:1
Contrast with white1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5
Inverted#232E1B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CFD4E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#D1D5E3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Tritanopia#DBD3D7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 7.7Thistle · ΔE 8Light grey · ΔE 10.8Gainsboro · ΔE 11.1Light steelblue · ΔE 13Silver · ΔE 13.1
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 7.68, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D9E4D1
Analogous#D3D1E4, #E4D1E3
Triadic#E4DCD1, #D1E4DC
Split complementary#E3E4D1, #D1E4D3
Tetradic#E4D3D1, #D9E4D1, #D1E3E4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F4F1F7
Darker −10%#C4B1D1
Darker −20%#AB91BE
Darker −30%#9371AB
Darker −40%#795693
More saturated +25%#DDC8ED
Less saturated −25%#DBDADB

Channel breakdown

R220
G209
B228
Red220 (86.3%)
Green209 (82%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue274.74°
Saturation (HSL)26.03%
Lightness85.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DC · G D1 · B E4

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