Recognised as Colour
#DFCBFF
- #DFCBFF
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#DFCBFF is a violet with RGB values 223, 203, 255 and HSL 263°, 100%, 90%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#DFCBFF#DFCBFF
HEX#DFCBFF
RGBrgb(223, 203, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.7961, 1
RGB percentages87.5%, 79.6%, 100%
HSLhsl(263.1, 100%, 89.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(263.1, 20.4%, 100%)
CMYK12.5%, 20.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,666,751
CSS custom property--colour: #DFCBFF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.6562WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness215.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.12:1
Contrast with white1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3
Inverted#203400
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#EBFFCB
Analogous#CBD1FF, #F9CBFF
Triadic#FFDFCB, #CBFFDF
Split complementary#FFF9CB, #D1FFCB
Tetradic#FFCBD1, #EBFFCB, #CBFFF9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R223
G203
B255
Red223 (87.5%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue263.08°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness89.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DF · G CB · B FF
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