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Colour

#DFDCE8

  • #DFDCE8
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#DFDCE8 is a violet with RGB values 223, 220, 232 and HSL 255°, 21%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#DFDCE8#DFDCE8
HEX#DFDCE8
RGBrgb(223, 220, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.8627, 0.9098
RGB percentages87.5%, 86.3%, 91%
HSLhsl(255, 20.7%, 88.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(255, 5.2%, 91%)
CMYK3.9%, 5.2%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,671,080
CSS custom property--colour: #DFDCE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72701WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness222.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.54:1
Contrast with white1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE
Inverted#202317

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DADEE9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#DADDE8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Tritanopia#DEDEE0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 5.5Gainsboro · ΔE 6.4Light grey · ΔE 7.4Lavender blush · ΔE 9.6Ghost white · ΔE 9.9Alice blue · ΔE 10
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 5.48, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E5E8DC
Analogous#DCDFE8, #E5DCE8
Triadic#E8DFDC, #DCE8DF
Split complementary#E8E5DC, #DFE8DC
Tetradic#E8DCDF, #E5E8DC, #DCE8E5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FBFBFC
Darker −10%#C3BDD4
Darker −20%#A79EC0
Darker −30%#8B80AB
Darker −40%#6F6296
More saturated +25%#DBD5EF
Less saturated −25%#E2E2E2

Channel breakdown

R223
G220
B232
Red223 (87.5%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue255°
Saturation (HSL)20.69%
Lightness88.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DF · G DC · B E8

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