Recognised as Colour
#DFABEA
- #DFABEA
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#DFABEA is a violet with RGB values 223, 171, 234 and HSL 290°, 60%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#DFABEA#DFABEA
HEX#DFABEA
RGBrgb(223, 171, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.6706, 0.9176
RGB percentages87.5%, 67.1%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(289.5, 60%, 79.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.5, 26.9%, 91.8%)
CMYK4.7%, 26.9%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,658,538
CSS custom property--colour: #DFABEA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50754WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.15:1
Contrast with white1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#205415
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B6EAAB
Analogous#C0ABEA, #EAABD5
Triadic#EADFAB, #ABEADF
Split complementary#D5EAAB, #ABEAC0
Tetradic#EAC0AB, #B6EAAB, #ABD5EA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R223
G171
B234
Red223 (87.5%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue289.52°
Saturation (HSL)60%
Lightness79.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DF · G AB · B EA
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