Recognised as Colour
#DFB9EA
- #DFB9EA
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#DFB9EA is a violet with RGB values 223, 185, 234 and HSL 287°, 54%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#DFB9EA#DFB9EA
HEX#DFB9EA
RGBrgb(223, 185, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.7255, 0.9176
RGB percentages87.5%, 72.5%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(286.5, 53.8%, 82.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.5, 20.9%, 91.8%)
CMYK4.7%, 20.9%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,662,122
CSS custom property--colour: #DFB9EA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.56326WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.27:1
Contrast with white1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#204615
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C4EAB9
Analogous#C7B9EA, #EAB9DC
Triadic#EADFB9, #B9EADF
Split complementary#DCEAB9, #B9EAC7
Tetradic#EAC7B9, #C4EAB9, #B9DCEA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R223
G185
B234
Red223 (87.5%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue286.53°
Saturation (HSL)53.85%
Lightness82.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DF · G B9 · B EA
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