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Recognised as Colour

#DCD3DE

  • #DCD3DE
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light grey

#DCD3DE is a violet with RGB values 220, 211, 222 and HSL 289°, 14%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.

Colour values

#DCD3DE#DCD3DE
HEX#DCD3DE
RGBrgb(220, 211, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.8275, 0.8706
RGB percentages86.3%, 82.7%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(289.1, 14.3%, 84.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.1, 5%, 87.1%)
CMYK0.9%, 5%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,472,158
CSS custom property--colour: #DCD3DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67078WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness215 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.42:1
Contrast with white1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6
Inverted#232C21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D2D5DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#D4D6DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Tritanopia#DCD4D6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light grey · ΔE 6.7Gainsboro · ΔE 7Lavender · ΔE 8.4Silver · ΔE 10.3Thistle · ΔE 11Lavender blush · ΔE 11.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight grey (#D3D3D3)ΔE 6.72, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D5DED3
Analogous#D7D3DE, #DED3DB
Triadic#DEDCD3, #D3DEDC
Split complementary#DBDED3, #D3DED7
Tetradic#DED7D3, #D5DED3, #D3DBDE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F3F0F4
Darker −10%#C5B6C8
Darker −20%#AE99B2
Darker −30%#967C9C
Darker −40%#7D6283
More saturated +25%#E2C9E8
Less saturated −25%#D9D9D9

Channel breakdown

R220
G211
B222
Red220 (86.3%)
Green211 (82.7%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue289.09°
Saturation (HSL)14.29%
Lightness84.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DC · G D3 · B DE

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