Colour
#DCD3E2
- #DCD3E2
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Lavender
#DCD3E2 is a violet with RGB values 220, 211, 226 and HSL 276°, 21%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.
Colour values
#DCD3E2#DCD3E2
HEX#DCD3E2
RGBrgb(220, 211, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.8275, 0.8863
RGB percentages86.3%, 82.7%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(276, 20.5%, 85.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276, 6.6%, 88.6%)
CMYK2.7%, 6.6%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,472,162
CSS custom property--colour: #DCD3E2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.67295WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness215.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.46:1
Contrast with white1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6
Inverted#232C1D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D9E2D3
Analogous#D5D3E2, #E2D3E0
Triadic#E2DCD3, #D3E2DC
Split complementary#E1E2D3, #D3E2D5
Tetradic#E2D5D3, #D9E2D3, #D3E1E2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G211
B226
Red220 (86.3%)
Green211 (82.7%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue276°
Saturation (HSL)20.55%
Lightness85.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DC · G D3 · B E2
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