Recognised as Colour
#DFBAEA
- #DFBAEA
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#DFBAEA is a violet with RGB values 223, 186, 234 and HSL 286°, 53%, 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
#DFBAEA#DFBAEA
HEX#DFBAEA
RGBrgb(223, 186, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.7294, 0.9176
RGB percentages87.5%, 72.9%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(286.3, 53.3%, 82.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.3, 20.5%, 91.8%)
CMYK4.7%, 20.5%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,662,378
CSS custom property--colour: #DFBAEA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.56746WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.35:1
Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#204515
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 text12.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C5EABA
Analogous#C7BAEA, #EABADD
Triadic#EADFBA, #BAEADF
Split complementary#DDEABA, #BAEAC7
Tetradic#EAC7BA, #C5EABA, #BADDEA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R223
G186
B234
Red223 (87.5%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue286.25°
Saturation (HSL)53.33%
Lightness82.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DF · G BA · B EA
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