Colour

#DFB4FF

#DFB4FF
Violet
Light
Nearest: Plum

#DFB4FF is a violet with RGB values 223, 180, 255 and HSL 274°, 100%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#DFB4FF#DFB4FF

HEX#DFB4FF

RGBrgb(223, 180, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.7059, 1

RGB percentages87.5%, 70.6%, 100%

HSLhsl(274.4, 100%, 85.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(274.4, 29.4%, 100%)

CMYK12.5%, 29.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,660,863

CSS custom property--colour: #DFB4FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5555WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness203.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.11:1

Contrast with white1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3

Inverted#204B00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A7C2FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#B0C5FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.7 from the original

Tritanopia#DCBECFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 11.5 Thistle · ΔE 27.1 Violet · ΔE 29.5 Orchid · ΔE 31.2 Medium purple · ΔE 31.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 31.9

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 11.54, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D4FFB4

Analogous#BAB4FF, #FFB4FA

Triadic#FFDFB4, #B4FFDF

Split complementary#FAFFB4, #B4FFBA

Tetradic#FFBAB4, #D4FFB4, #B4FAFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F5E7FF

Darker −10%#C981FF

Darker −20%#B34EFF

Darker −30%#9E1BFF

Darker −40%#8400E7

More saturated +25%#DFB4FF

Less saturated −25%#DEBDF6

Channel breakdown

R223

G180

B255

Red223 (87.5%)

Green180 (70.6%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue274.4°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness85.29%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR DF · G B4 · B FF

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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