Colour
#DFBAE7
- #DFBAE7
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#DFBAE7 is a violet with RGB values 223, 186, 231 and HSL 289°, 48%, 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 Thistle.
Colour values
#DFBAE7#DFBAE7
HEX#DFBAE7
RGBrgb(223, 186, 231)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.7294, 0.9059
RGB percentages87.5%, 72.9%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(289.3, 48.4%, 81.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.3, 19.5%, 90.6%)
CMYK3.5%, 19.5%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,662,375
CSS custom property--colour: #DFBAE7;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.56575WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.32:1
Contrast with white1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#204518
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 text12.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C2E7BA
Analogous#C8BAE7, #E7BAD9
Triadic#E7DFBA, #BAE7DF
Split complementary#D9E7BA, #BAE7C9
Tetradic#E7C9BA, #C2E7BA, #BAD9E7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R223
G186
B231
Red223 (87.5%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue289.33°
Saturation (HSL)48.39%
Lightness81.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DF · G BA · B E7
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