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Recognised as Colour

#DFCDE6

  • #DFCDE6
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#DFCDE6 is a violet with RGB values 223, 205, 230 and HSL 283°, 33%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#DFCDE6#DFCDE6
HEX#DFCDE6
RGBrgb(223, 205, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.8039, 0.902
RGB percentages87.5%, 80.4%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(283.2, 33.3%, 85.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.2, 10.9%, 90.2%)
CMYK3%, 10.9%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,667,238
CSS custom property--colour: #DFCDE6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65064WCAG 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 14.01:1
Contrast with white1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3
Inverted#203219

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CAD2E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#CED3E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Tritanopia#DFCFD5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 5.2Lavender · ΔE 10.1Light steelblue · ΔE 14.4Light grey · ΔE 14.7Gainsboro · ΔE 15Lavender blush · ΔE 15.7
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 5.16, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D4E6CD
Analogous#D3CDE6, #E6CDE1
Triadic#E6DFCD, #CDE6DF
Split complementary#E1E6CD, #CDE6D3
Tetradic#E6D3CD, #D4E6CD, #CDE1E6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F5EFF7
Darker −10%#C9ABD5
Darker −20%#B389C4
Darker −30%#9E67B3
Darker −40%#844D9A
More saturated +25%#E3C4EF
Less saturated −25%#DBD6DD

Channel breakdown

R223
G205
B230
Red223 (87.5%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue283.2°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness85.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DF · G CD · B E6

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