Colour
#DCD5F0
- #DCD5F0
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Lavender
#DCD5F0 is a violet with RGB values 220, 213, 240 and HSL 256°, 47%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.
Colour values
#DCD5F0#DCD5F0
HEX#DCD5F0
RGBrgb(220, 213, 240)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.8353, 0.9412
RGB percentages86.3%, 83.5%, 94.1%
HSLhsl(255.6, 47.4%, 88.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(255.6, 11.2%, 94.1%)
CMYK8.3%, 11.2%, 0%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,472,688
CSS custom property--colour: #DCD5F0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.69095WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness218.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.82:1
Contrast with white1.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D8D8D8
Inverted#232A0F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E9F0D5
Analogous#D5DBF0, #E9D5F0
Triadic#F0DCD5, #D5F0DC
Split complementary#F0E9D5, #DBF0D5
Tetradic#F0D5DB, #E9F0D5, #D5F0E9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G213
B240
Red220 (86.3%)
Green213 (83.5%)
Blue240 (94.1%)
Hue255.56°
Saturation (HSL)47.37%
Lightness88.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DC · G D5 · B F0
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