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Recognised as Colour

#DCDAF7

  • #DCDAF7
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#DCDAF7 is a blue with RGB values 220, 218, 247 and HSL 244°, 64%, 91%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#DCDAF7#DCDAF7
HEX#DCDAF7
RGBrgb(220, 218, 247)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.8549, 0.9686
RGB percentages86.3%, 85.5%, 96.9%
HSLhsl(244.1, 64.4%, 91.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244.1, 11.7%, 96.9%)
CMYK10.9%, 11.7%, 0%, 3.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,473,975
CSS custom property--colour: #DCDAF7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72074WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness222.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.41:1
Contrast with white1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DDDDDD
Inverted#232508

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D4DDF8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#D3DCF6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Tritanopia#D7DEE3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 6.2Thistle · ΔE 11.6Light steelblue · ΔE 12.2Ghost white · ΔE 15.2Gainsboro · ΔE 15.2Alice blue · ΔE 15.3
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 6.2, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F5F7DA
Analogous#DAE6F7, #EBDAF7
Triadic#F7DCDA, #DAF7DC
Split complementary#F7EBDA, #E6F7DA
Tetradic#F7DAE6, #F5F7DA, #DAF7EB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FFFFFF
Darker −10%#B4B0EE
Darker −20%#8D86E5
Darker −30%#655CDC
Darker −40%#3D32D3
More saturated +25%#D7D4FD
Less saturated −25%#E1E0F1

Channel breakdown

R220
G218
B247
Red220 (86.3%)
Green218 (85.5%)
Blue247 (96.9%)
Hue244.14°
Saturation (HSL)64.44%
Lightness91.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DC · G DA · B F7

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