Recognised as Colour
#DCD7F0
- #DCD7F0
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Lavender
#DCD7F0 is a blue with RGB values 220, 215, 240 and HSL 252°, 45%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.
Colour values
#DCD7F0#DCD7F0
HEX#DCD7F0
RGBrgb(220, 215, 240)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.8431, 0.9412
RGB percentages86.3%, 84.3%, 94.1%
HSLhsl(252, 45.5%, 89.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252, 10.4%, 94.1%)
CMYK8.3%, 10.4%, 0%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,473,200
CSS custom property--colour: #DCD7F0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.70108WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness219.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.02:1
Contrast with white1.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DADADA
Inverted#23280F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#EBF0D7
Analogous#D7DEF0, #E8D7F0
Triadic#F0DCD7, #D7F0DC
Split complementary#F0E8D7, #DEF0D7
Tetradic#F0D7DE, #EBF0D7, #D7F0E8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G215
B240
Red220 (86.3%)
Green215 (84.3%)
Blue240 (94.1%)
Hue252°
Saturation (HSL)45.45%
Lightness89.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DC · G D7 · B F0
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