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Recognised as Colour

#DFC7EE

  • #DFC7EE
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#DFC7EE is a violet with RGB values 223, 199, 238 and HSL 277°, 53%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#DFC7EE#DFC7EE
HEX#DFC7EE
RGBrgb(223, 199, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.7804, 0.9333
RGB percentages87.5%, 78%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(276.9, 53.4%, 85.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276.9, 16.4%, 93.3%)
CMYK6.3%, 16.4%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,665,710
CSS custom property--colour: #DFC7EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62708WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness211.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.54:1
Contrast with white1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF
Inverted#203811

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C2CEF0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#C6D0EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original
Tritanopia#DECBD4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 7.9Lavender · ΔE 15.9Light steelblue · ΔE 17.4Plum · ΔE 20.6Pink · ΔE 21.3Lavender blush · ΔE 22.3
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 7.94, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D6EEC7
Analogous#CCC7EE, #EEC7EA
Triadic#EEDFC7, #C7EEDF
Split complementary#EAEEC7, #C7EECC
Tetradic#EECCC7, #D6EEC7, #C7EAEE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F5EEFA
Darker −10%#C9A0E2
Darker −20%#B279D6
Darker −30%#9C52CA
Darker −40%#8336B3
More saturated +25%#E1BEF7
Less saturated −25%#DDD0E5

Channel breakdown

R223
G199
B238
Red223 (87.5%)
Green199 (78%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue276.92°
Saturation (HSL)53.42%
Lightness85.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DF · G C7 · B EE

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