Colour

#DFCBEF

#DFCBEF
Violet
Light
Nearest: Thistle

#DFCBEF is a violet with RGB values 223, 203, 239 and HSL 273°, 53%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#DFCBEF#DFCBEF

HEX#DFCBEF

RGBrgb(223, 203, 239)

RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.7961, 0.9373

RGB percentages87.5%, 79.6%, 93.7%

HSLhsl(273.3, 52.9%, 86.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(273.3, 15.1%, 93.7%)

CMYK6.7%, 15.1%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,666,735

CSS custom property--colour: #DFCBEF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64632WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness213.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.93:1

Contrast with white1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2

Inverted#203410

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C6D1F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#CAD3EEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original

Tritanopia#DDCFD7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.51:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 7.3 Lavender · ΔE 13.5 Light steelblue · ΔE 15.9 Lavender blush · ΔE 20.2 Light grey · ΔE 20.3 Gainsboro · ΔE 20.6

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 7.29, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#DBEFCB

Analogous#CDCBEF, #EFCBED

Triadic#EFDFCB, #CBEFDF

Split complementary#EDEFCB, #CBEFCD

Tetradic#EFCDCB, #DBEFCB, #CBEDEF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F7F2FB

Darker −10%#C7A4E3

Darker −20%#AF7DD7

Darker −30%#9756CB

Darker −40%#7E38B6

More saturated +25%#E0C3F8

Less saturated −25%#DED3E7

Channel breakdown

R223

G203

B239

Red223 (87.5%)

Green203 (79.6%)

Blue239 (93.7%)

Hue273.33°

Saturation (HSL)52.94%

Lightness86.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR DF · G CB · B EF

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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