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Recognised as Colour

#DCD4E5

  • #DCD4E5
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#DCD4E5 is a violet with RGB values 220, 212, 229 and HSL 268°, 25%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#DCD4E5#DCD4E5
HEX#DCD4E5
RGBrgb(220, 212, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.8314, 0.898
RGB percentages86.3%, 83.1%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(268.2, 24.6%, 86.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268.2, 7.4%, 89.8%)
CMYK3.9%, 7.4%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,472,421
CSS custom property--colour: #DCD4E5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6796WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness216.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.59:1
Contrast with white1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D7D7D7
Inverted#232B1A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D2D7E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#D3D7E4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Tritanopia#DBD6D9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.4 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 text14.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 6.6Light grey · ΔE 9.5Gainsboro · ΔE 9.6Thistle · ΔE 9.6Lavender blush · ΔE 12.1Silver · ΔE 12.5
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 6.63, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDE5D4
Analogous#D4D5E5, #E5D4E5
Triadic#E5DCD4, #D4E5DC
Split complementary#E5E5D4, #D5E5D4
Tetradic#E5D4D5, #DDE5D4, #D4E5E5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F6F4F8
Darker −10%#C2B4D2
Darker −20%#A894BF
Darker −30%#8E75AB
Darker −40%#755994
More saturated +25%#DBCBEE
Less saturated −25%#DDDDDD

Channel breakdown

R220
G212
B229
Red220 (86.3%)
Green212 (83.1%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue268.24°
Saturation (HSL)24.64%
Lightness86.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DC · G D4 · B E5

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