Recognised as Colour
#DDA6EF
- #DDA6EF
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#DDA6EF is a violet with RGB values 221, 166, 239 and HSL 285°, 70%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#DDA6EF#DDA6EF
HEX#DDA6EF
RGBrgb(221, 166, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.651, 0.9373
RGB percentages86.7%, 65.1%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(285.2, 69.5%, 79.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285.2, 30.5%, 93.7%)
CMYK7.5%, 30.5%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,526,191
CSS custom property--colour: #DDA6EF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.48877WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.78:1
Contrast with white1.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#225910
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B8EFA6
Analogous#B8A6EF, #EFA6DD
Triadic#EFDDA6, #A6EFDD
Split complementary#DDEFA6, #A6EFB9
Tetradic#EFB9A6, #B8EFA6, #A6DDEF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G166
B239
Red221 (86.7%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue285.21°
Saturation (HSL)69.52%
Lightness79.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DD · G A6 · B EF
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