Recognised as Colour
#DFD0E5
- #DFD0E5
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#DFD0E5 is a violet with RGB values 223, 208, 229 and HSL 283°, 29%, 86%. 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
#DFD0E5#DFD0E5
HEX#DFD0E5
RGBrgb(223, 208, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.8157, 0.898
RGB percentages87.5%, 81.6%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(282.9, 28.8%, 85.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.9, 9.2%, 89.8%)
CMYK2.6%, 9.2%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,668,005
CSS custom property--colour: #DFD0E5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.66457WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness215 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.29:1
Contrast with white1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5
Inverted#202F1A
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 text14.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D6E5D0
Analogous#D5D0E5, #E5D0E1
Triadic#E5DFD0, #D0E5DF
Split complementary#E1E5D0, #D0E5D5
Tetradic#E5D5D0, #D6E5D0, #D0E1E5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R223
G208
B229
Red223 (87.5%)
Green208 (81.6%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue282.86°
Saturation (HSL)28.77%
Lightness85.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DF · G D0 · B E5
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