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Recognised as Colour

#DCD5E1

  • #DCD5E1
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light grey

#DCD5E1 is a violet with RGB values 220, 213, 225 and HSL 275°, 17%, 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 Light grey.

Colour values

#DCD5E1#DCD5E1
HEX#DCD5E1
RGBrgb(220, 213, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.8353, 0.8824
RGB percentages86.3%, 83.5%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(275, 16.7%, 85.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(275, 5.3%, 88.2%)
CMYK2.2%, 5.3%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,472,673
CSS custom property--colour: #DCD5E1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6824WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness216.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.65:1
Contrast with white1.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D7D7D7
Inverted#232A1E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D4D7E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#D5D8E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Tritanopia#DCD6D9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light grey · ΔE 7Gainsboro · ΔE 7Lavender · ΔE 7.4Silver · ΔE 10.8Lavender blush · ΔE 11Thistle · ΔE 11.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight grey (#D3D3D3)ΔE 6.98, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DAE1D5
Analogous#D6D5E1, #E1D5E0
Triadic#E1DCD5, #D5E1DC
Split complementary#E0E1D5, #D5E1D6
Tetradic#E1D6D5, #DAE1D5, #D5E0E1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F5F3F6
Darker −10%#C3B7CC
Darker −20%#AA9AB7
Darker −30%#927CA1
Darker −40%#786289
More saturated +25%#DECCEA
Less saturated −25%#DBDBDB

Channel breakdown

R220
G213
B225
Red220 (86.3%)
Green213 (83.5%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue275°
Saturation (HSL)16.67%
Lightness85.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DC · G D5 · B E1

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