Colour
#DFDCF5
- #DFDCF5
- Blue
- Light
- Nearest: Lavender
#DFDCF5 is a blue with RGB values 223, 220, 245 and HSL 247°, 56%, 91%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.
Colour values
#DFDCF5#DFDCF5
HEX#DFDCF5
RGBrgb(223, 220, 245)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.8627, 0.9608
RGB percentages87.5%, 86.3%, 96.1%
HSLhsl(247.2, 55.6%, 91.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.2, 10.2%, 96.1%)
CMYK9%, 10.2%, 0%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,671,093
CSS custom property--colour: #DFDCF5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.73467WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness223.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.69:1
Contrast with white1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE
Inverted#20230A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#F2F5DC
Analogous#DCE6F5, #EBDCF5
Triadic#F5DFDC, #DCF5DF
Split complementary#F5EBDC, #E6F5DC
Tetradic#F5DCE6, #F2F5DC, #DCF5EB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R223
G220
B245
Red223 (87.5%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue245 (96.1%)
Hue247.2°
Saturation (HSL)55.56%
Lightness91.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DF · G DC · B F5
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