Recognised as Colour
#DFA7EE
- #DFA7EE
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#DFA7EE is a violet with RGB values 223, 167, 238 and HSL 287°, 68%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#DFA7EE#DFA7EE
HEX#DFA7EE
RGBrgb(223, 167, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.6549, 0.9333
RGB percentages87.5%, 65.5%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(287.3, 67.6%, 79.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.3, 29.8%, 93.3%)
CMYK6.3%, 29.8%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,657,518
CSS custom property--colour: #DFA7EE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.49498WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.9:1
Contrast with white1.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#205811
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B6EEA7
Analogous#BCA7EE, #EEA7DA
Triadic#EEDFA7, #A7EEDF
Split complementary#DAEEA7, #A7EEBC
Tetradic#EEBCA7, #B6EEA7, #A7DAEE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R223
G167
B238
Red223 (87.5%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue287.32°
Saturation (HSL)67.62%
Lightness79.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DF · G A7 · B EE
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