Recognised as Colour
#DFBAFA
- #DFBAFA
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#DFBAFA is a violet with RGB values 223, 186, 250 and HSL 275°, 86%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#DFBAFA#DFBAFA
HEX#DFBAFA
RGBrgb(223, 186, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.7294, 0.9804
RGB percentages87.5%, 72.9%, 98%
HSLhsl(274.7, 86.5%, 85.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(274.7, 25.6%, 98%)
CMYK10.8%, 25.6%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,662,394
CSS custom property--colour: #DFBAFA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.57708WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness205.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.54:1
Contrast with white1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#204505
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D5FABA
Analogous#BFBAFA, #FABAF5
Triadic#FADFBA, #BAFADF
Split complementary#F5FABA, #BAFABF
Tetradic#FABFBA, #D5FABA, #BAF5FA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R223
G186
B250
Red223 (87.5%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue274.69°
Saturation (HSL)86.49%
Lightness85.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DF · G BA · B FA
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