Colour
#DFC5EB
- #DFC5EB
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#DFC5EB is a violet with RGB values 223, 197, 235 and HSL 281°, 49%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#DFC5EB#DFC5EB
HEX#DFC5EB
RGBrgb(223, 197, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.7725, 0.9216
RGB percentages87.5%, 77.3%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(281.1, 48.7%, 84.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.1, 16.2%, 92.2%)
CMYK5.1%, 16.2%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,665,195
CSS custom property--colour: #DFC5EB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.61619WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness209.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.32:1
Contrast with white1.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD
Inverted#203A14
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D1EBC5
Analogous#CCC5EB, #EBC5E4
Triadic#EBDFC5, #C5EBDF
Split complementary#E4EBC5, #C5EBCC
Tetradic#EBCCC5, #D1EBC5, #C5E4EB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R223
G197
B235
Red223 (87.5%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue281.05°
Saturation (HSL)48.72%
Lightness84.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DF · G C5 · B EB
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