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Recognised as Colour

#DFD0E4

  • #DFD0E4
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#DFD0E4 is a violet with RGB values 223, 208, 228 and HSL 285°, 27%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#DFD0E4#DFD0E4
HEX#DFD0E4
RGBrgb(223, 208, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.8157, 0.8941
RGB percentages87.5%, 81.6%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(285, 27%, 85.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285, 8.8%, 89.4%)
CMYK2.2%, 8.8%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,668,004
CSS custom property--colour: #DFD0E4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66401WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.28:1
Contrast with white1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5
Inverted#202F1B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CED4E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#D1D5E3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Tritanopia#DFD2D6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 6.9Lavender · ΔE 8.5Light grey · ΔE 11.9Gainsboro · ΔE 12.1Lavender blush · ΔE 13.4Silver · ΔE 14
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 6.91, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D5E4D0
Analogous#D5D0E4, #E4D0DF
Triadic#E4DFD0, #D0E4DF
Split complementary#DFE4D0, #D0E4D5
Tetradic#E4D5D0, #D5E4D0, #D0DFE4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F5F0F7
Darker −10%#C9B0D1
Darker −20%#B38FBF
Darker −30%#9D6FAC
Darker −40%#845593
More saturated +25%#E4C7ED
Less saturated −25%#DAD9DB

Channel breakdown

R223
G208
B228
Red223 (87.5%)
Green208 (81.6%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue285°
Saturation (HSL)27.03%
Lightness85.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DF · G D0 · B E4

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