Recognised as Colour
#DFC2EF
- #DFC2EF
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#DFC2EF is a violet with RGB values 223, 194, 239 and HSL 279°, 58%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#DFC2EF#DFC2EF
HEX#DFC2EF
RGBrgb(223, 194, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.7608, 0.9373
RGB percentages87.5%, 76.1%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(278.7, 58.4%, 84.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.7, 18.8%, 93.7%)
CMYK6.7%, 18.8%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,664,431
CSS custom property--colour: #DFC2EF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.60504WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness208.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.1:1
Contrast with white1.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#203D10
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D2EFC2
Analogous#C9C2EF, #EFC2E8
Triadic#EFDFC2, #C2EFDF
Split complementary#E9EFC2, #C2EFC9
Tetradic#EFC9C2, #D2EFC2, #C2E8EF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R223
G194
B239
Red223 (87.5%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue278.67°
Saturation (HSL)58.44%
Lightness84.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DF · G C2 · B EF
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