Colour
#DFCDF9
- #DFCDF9
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#DFCDF9 is a violet with RGB values 223, 205, 249 and HSL 265°, 79%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#DFCDF9#DFCDF9
HEX#DFCDF9
RGBrgb(223, 205, 249)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.8039, 0.9765
RGB percentages87.5%, 80.4%, 97.6%
HSLhsl(264.5, 78.6%, 89%)
HSV / HSBhsv(264.5, 17.7%, 97.6%)
CMYK10.4%, 17.7%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,667,257
CSS custom property--colour: #DFCDF9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.6619WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness215.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.24:1
Contrast with white1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D4D4D4
Inverted#203206
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E7F9CD
Analogous#CDD1F9, #F5CDF9
Triadic#F9DFCD, #CDF9DF
Split complementary#F9F5CD, #D1F9CD
Tetradic#F9CDD1, #E7F9CD, #CDF9F5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R223
G205
B249
Red223 (87.5%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue249 (97.6%)
Hue264.55°
Saturation (HSL)78.57%
Lightness89.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DF · G CD · B F9
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