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Recognised as Colour

#DCD4E1

  • #DCD4E1
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#DCD4E1 is a violet with RGB values 220, 212, 225 and HSL 277°, 18%, 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

#DCD4E1#DCD4E1
HEX#DCD4E1
RGBrgb(220, 212, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.8314, 0.8824
RGB percentages86.3%, 83.1%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(276.9, 17.8%, 85.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276.9, 5.8%, 88.2%)
CMYK2.2%, 5.8%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,472,417
CSS custom property--colour: #DCD4E1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67739WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness215.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.55:1
Contrast with white1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D7D7D7
Inverted#232B1E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D2D6E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#D4D7E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Tritanopia#DCD5D8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 7.4Light grey · ΔE 7.5Gainsboro · ΔE 7.7Thistle · ΔE 10.7Silver · ΔE 11Lavender blush · ΔE 11.3
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 7.44, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D9E1D4
Analogous#D6D4E1, #E1D4E0
Triadic#E1DCD4, #D4E1DC
Split complementary#E0E1D4, #D4E1D6
Tetradic#E1D6D4, #D9E1D4, #D4E0E1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F4F2F6
Darker −10%#C4B6CC
Darker −20%#AB98B7
Darker −30%#937AA2
Darker −40%#796089
More saturated +25%#DECBEA
Less saturated −25%#DBDBDB

Channel breakdown

R220
G212
B225
Red220 (86.3%)
Green212 (83.1%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue276.92°
Saturation (HSL)17.81%
Lightness85.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DC · G D4 · B E1

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