Recognised as Colour
#DFC6ED
- #DFC6ED
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#DFC6ED is a violet with RGB values 223, 198, 237 and HSL 278°, 52%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#DFC6ED#DFC6ED
HEX#DFC6ED
RGBrgb(223, 198, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.7765, 0.9294
RGB percentages87.5%, 77.6%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(278.5, 52%, 85.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.5, 16.5%, 92.9%)
CMYK5.9%, 16.5%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,665,453
CSS custom property--colour: #DFC6ED;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.62191WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.44:1
Contrast with white1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CECECE
Inverted#203912
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D4EDC6
Analogous#CCC6ED, #EDC6E8
Triadic#EDDFC6, #C6EDDF
Split complementary#E8EDC6, #C6EDCC
Tetradic#EDCCC6, #D4EDC6, #C6E8ED
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R223
G198
B237
Red223 (87.5%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue278.46°
Saturation (HSL)52%
Lightness85.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DF · G C6 · B ED
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