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Colour

#DCD4E7

  • #DCD4E7
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#DCD4E7 is a violet with RGB values 220, 212, 231 and HSL 265°, 28%, 87%. 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

#DCD4E7#DCD4E7
HEX#DCD4E7
RGBrgb(220, 212, 231)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.8314, 0.9059
RGB percentages86.3%, 83.1%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(265.3, 28.4%, 86.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265.3, 8.2%, 90.6%)
CMYK4.8%, 8.2%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,472,423
CSS custom property--colour: #DCD4E7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.68072WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness216.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.61:1
Contrast with white1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D7D7D7
Inverted#232B18

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D1D7E8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Deuteranopia#D2D7E6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Tritanopia#DBD6DAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.9 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 text14.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 6.4Thistle · ΔE 9.2Light grey · ΔE 10.5Gainsboro · ΔE 10.5Lavender blush · ΔE 12.7Light steelblue · ΔE 12.7
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 6.44, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DFE7D4
Analogous#D4D6E7, #E6D4E7
Triadic#E7DCD4, #D4E7DC
Split complementary#E7E6D4, #D6E7D4
Tetradic#E7D4D6, #DFE7D4, #D4E7E6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F7F5F9
Darker −10%#C1B3D5
Darker −20%#A793C2
Darker −30%#8C72B0
Darker −40%#725699
More saturated +25%#DBCCEF
Less saturated −25%#DDDCDF

Channel breakdown

R220
G212
B231
Red220 (86.3%)
Green212 (83.1%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue265.26°
Saturation (HSL)28.36%
Lightness86.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DC · G D4 · B E7

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