Colour
#DCD3E9
- #DCD3E9
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Lavender
#DCD3E9 is a violet with RGB values 220, 211, 233 and HSL 265°, 33%, 87%. 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
#DCD3E9#DCD3E9
HEX#DCD3E9
RGBrgb(220, 211, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.8275, 0.9137
RGB percentages86.3%, 82.7%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(264.5, 33.3%, 87.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(264.5, 9.4%, 91.4%)
CMYK5.6%, 9.4%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,472,169
CSS custom property--colour: #DCD3E9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.67687WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness216.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.54:1
Contrast with white1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D7D7D7
Inverted#232C16
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E0E9D3
Analogous#D3D5E9, #E7D3E9
Triadic#E9DCD3, #D3E9DC
Split complementary#E9E7D3, #D5E9D3
Tetradic#E9D3D5, #E0E9D3, #D3E9E7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G211
B233
Red220 (86.3%)
Green211 (82.7%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue264.55°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness87.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DC · G D3 · B E9
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