Recognised as Colour
#DFC8EC
- #DFC8EC
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#DFC8EC is a violet with RGB values 223, 200, 236 and HSL 278°, 49%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#DFC8EC#DFC8EC
HEX#DFC8EC
RGBrgb(223, 200, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.7843, 0.9255
RGB percentages87.5%, 78.4%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(278.3, 48.6%, 85.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.3, 15.3%, 92.5%)
CMYK5.5%, 15.3%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,665,964
CSS custom property--colour: #DFC8EC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.63053WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness211.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.61:1
Contrast with white1.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF
Inverted#203713
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D5ECC8
Analogous#CDC8EC, #ECC8E7
Triadic#ECDFC8, #C8ECDF
Split complementary#E7ECC8, #C8ECCD
Tetradic#ECCDC8, #D5ECC8, #C8E7EC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R223
G200
B236
Red223 (87.5%)
Green200 (78.4%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue278.33°
Saturation (HSL)48.65%
Lightness85.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DF · G C8 · B EC
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