Recognised as Colour
#DFBEE6
- #DFBEE6
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#DFBEE6 is a violet with RGB values 223, 190, 230 and HSL 290°, 44%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#DFBEE6#DFBEE6
HEX#DFBEE6
RGBrgb(223, 190, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.7451, 0.902
RGB percentages87.5%, 74.5%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(289.5, 44.4%, 82.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.5, 17.4%, 90.2%)
CMYK3%, 17.4%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,663,398
CSS custom property--colour: #DFBEE6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.58228WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness205.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.65:1
Contrast with white1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#204119
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C5E6BE
Analogous#CBBEE6, #E6BED9
Triadic#E6DFBE, #BEE6DF
Split complementary#D9E6BE, #BEE6CB
Tetradic#E6CBBE, #C5E6BE, #BED9E6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R223
G190
B230
Red223 (87.5%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue289.5°
Saturation (HSL)44.44%
Lightness82.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DF · G BE · B E6
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