Colour
#DFBBFF
- #DFBBFF
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#DFBBFF is a violet with RGB values 223, 187, 255 and HSL 272°, 100%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#DFBBFF#DFBBFF
HEX#DFBBFF
RGBrgb(223, 187, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.7333, 1
RGB percentages87.5%, 73.3%, 100%
HSLhsl(271.8, 100%, 86.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(271.8, 26.7%, 100%)
CMYK12.5%, 26.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,662,655
CSS custom property--colour: #DFBBFF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.58449WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.69:1
Contrast with white1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#204400
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DBFFBB
Analogous#BDBBFF, #FFBBFD
Triadic#FFDFBB, #BBFFDF
Split complementary#FDFFBB, #BBFFBD
Tetradic#FFBDBB, #DBFFBB, #BBFDFF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R223
G187
B255
Red223 (87.5%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue271.76°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness86.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DF · G BB · B FF
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