Recognised as Colour

#DFACFF

#DFACFF
Violet
Light
Nearest: Plum

#DFACFF is a violet with RGB values 223, 172, 255 and HSL 277°, 100%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#DFACFF#DFACFF

HEX#DFACFF

RGBrgb(223, 172, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.6745, 1

RGB percentages87.5%, 67.5%, 100%

HSLhsl(276.9, 100%, 83.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(276.9, 32.5%, 100%)

CMYK12.5%, 32.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,658,815

CSS custom property--colour: #DFACFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52413WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness199.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.48:1

Contrast with white1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD

Inverted#205300

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9EBDFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28 from the original

Deuteranopia#A9C1FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.8 from the original

Tritanopia#DCB7CAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 12.8 Violet · ΔE 24.5 Orchid · ΔE 26.4 Medium purple · ΔE 27.9 Thistle · ΔE 32 Cornflower blue · ΔE 32.4

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 12.77, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CCFFAC

Analogous#B5ACFF, #FFACF6

Triadic#FFDFAC, #ACFFDF

Split complementary#F6FFAC, #ACFFB6

Tetradic#FFB6AC, #CCFFAC, #ACF6FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F3DFFF

Darker −10%#CB79FF

Darker −20%#B846FF

Darker −30%#A413FF

Darker −40%#8900DF

More saturated +25%#DFACFF

Less saturated −25%#DDB6F5

Channel breakdown

R223

G172

B255

Red223 (87.5%)

Green172 (67.5%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue276.87°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness83.73%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR DF · G AC · B FF

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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