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Recognised as Colour

#DDA6FA

  • #DDA6FA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#DDA6FA is a violet with RGB values 221, 166, 250 and HSL 279°, 89%, 82%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#DDA6FA#DDA6FA
HEX#DDA6FA
RGBrgb(221, 166, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.651, 0.9804
RGB percentages86.7%, 65.1%, 98%
HSLhsl(279.3, 89.4%, 81.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.3, 33.6%, 98%)
CMYK11.6%, 33.6%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,526,202
CSS custom property--colour: #DDA6FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49547WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.91:1
Contrast with white1.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#225905

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#98B8FDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#A5BCF7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.3 from the original
Tritanopia#DBB1C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 12.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#C3FAA6
Analogous#B3A6FA, #FAA6ED
Triadic#FADDA6, #A6FADD
Split complementary#EDFAA6, #A6FAB3
Tetradic#FAB3A6, #C3FAA6, #A6EDFA

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EFD6FD
Darker −10%#CB76F7
Darker −20%#B845F5
Darker −30%#A615F2
Darker −40%#870BC9
More saturated +25%#DFA1FF
Less saturated −25%#D9B2EE

Channel breakdown

R221
G166
B250
Red221 (86.7%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue279.29°
Saturation (HSL)89.36%
Lightness81.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DD · G A6 · B FA

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