Recognised as Colour
#DFBAE8
- #DFBAE8
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#DFBAE8 is a violet with RGB values 223, 186, 232 and HSL 288°, 50%, 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
#DFBAE8#DFBAE8
HEX#DFBAE8
RGBrgb(223, 186, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.7294, 0.9098
RGB percentages87.5%, 72.9%, 91%
HSLhsl(288.3, 50%, 82%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.3, 19.8%, 91%)
CMYK3.9%, 19.8%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,662,376
CSS custom property--colour: #DFBAE8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.56632WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.33:1
Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#204517
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C3E8BA
Analogous#C8BAE8, #E8BADA
Triadic#E8DFBA, #BAE8DF
Split complementary#DAE8BA, #BAE8C8
Tetradic#E8C8BA, #C3E8BA, #BADAE8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R223
G186
B232
Red223 (87.5%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue288.26°
Saturation (HSL)50%
Lightness81.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DF · G BA · B E8
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