Recognised as Colour
#DFB4E8
- #DFB4E8
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#DFB4E8 is a violet with RGB values 223, 180, 232 and HSL 290°, 53%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#DFB4E8#DFB4E8
HEX#DFB4E8
RGBrgb(223, 180, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.7059, 0.9098
RGB percentages87.5%, 70.6%, 91%
HSLhsl(289.6, 53.1%, 80.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.6, 22.4%, 91%)
CMYK3.9%, 22.4%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,660,840
CSS custom property--colour: #DFB4E8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.54157WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.83:1
Contrast with white1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#204B17
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BDE8B4
Analogous#C5B4E8, #E8B4D7
Triadic#E8DFB4, #B4E8DF
Split complementary#D7E8B4, #B4E8C5
Tetradic#E8C5B4, #BDE8B4, #B4D7E8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R223
G180
B232
Red223 (87.5%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue289.62°
Saturation (HSL)53.06%
Lightness80.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DF · G B4 · B E8
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