Colour
#DCD6EB
- #DCD6EB
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Lavender
#DCD6EB is a violet with RGB values 220, 214, 235 and HSL 257°, 34%, 88%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.
Colour values
#DCD6EB#DCD6EB
HEX#DCD6EB
RGBrgb(220, 214, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.8392, 0.9216
RGB percentages86.3%, 83.9%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(257.1, 34.4%, 88%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257.1, 8.9%, 92.2%)
CMYK6.4%, 8.9%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,472,939
CSS custom property--colour: #DCD6EB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.69307WCAG 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 14.86:1
Contrast with white1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9
Inverted#232914
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E5EBD6
Analogous#D6DBEB, #E6D6EB
Triadic#EBDCD6, #D6EBDC
Split complementary#EBE7D6, #DBEBD6
Tetradic#EBD6DB, #E5EBD6, #D6EBE6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G214
B235
Red220 (86.3%)
Green214 (83.9%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue257.14°
Saturation (HSL)34.43%
Lightness88.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DC · G D6 · B EB
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