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Recognised as Colour

#DFCAE7

  • #DFCAE7
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#DFCAE7 is a violet with RGB values 223, 202, 231 and HSL 283°, 38%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#DFCAE7#DFCAE7
HEX#DFCAE7
RGBrgb(223, 202, 231)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.7922, 0.9059
RGB percentages87.5%, 79.2%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(283.4, 37.7%, 84.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.4, 12.6%, 90.6%)
CMYK3.5%, 12.6%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,666,471
CSS custom property--colour: #DFCAE7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.63699WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness211.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.74:1
Contrast with white1.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1
Inverted#203518

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C7D0E8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#CBD2E6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original
Tritanopia#DFCDD3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 4.5Lavender · ΔE 12.1Light steelblue · ΔE 15.2Light grey · ΔE 17.1Gainsboro · ΔE 17.5Lavender blush · ΔE 17.8
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 4.5, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D2E7CA
Analogous#D1CAE7, #E7CAE0
Triadic#E7DFCA, #CAE7DF
Split complementary#E1E7CA, #CAE7D1
Tetradic#E7D1CA, #D2E7CA, #CAE0E7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F4EDF7
Darker −10%#CAA7D7
Darker −20%#B584C7
Darker −30%#9F61B7
Darker −40%#86479E
More saturated +25%#E3C0F1
Less saturated −25%#DBD4DD

Channel breakdown

R223
G202
B231
Red223 (87.5%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue283.45°
Saturation (HSL)37.66%
Lightness84.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DF · G CA · B E7

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