Recognised as Colour

#DDA8FF

#DDA8FF
Violet
Light
Nearest: Plum

#DDA8FF is a violet with RGB values 221, 168, 255 and HSL 277°, 100%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#DDA8FF#DDA8FF

HEX#DDA8FF

RGBrgb(221, 168, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.6588, 1

RGB percentages86.7%, 65.9%, 100%

HSLhsl(276.6, 100%, 82.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(276.6, 34.1%, 100%)

CMYK13.3%, 34.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,526,719

CSS custom property--colour: #DDA8FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50597WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness196.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.12:1

Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BABABA

Inverted#225700

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#99BAFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#A5BEFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.1 from the original

Tritanopia#DAB4C8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 14.3 Violet · ΔE 22.5 Orchid · ΔE 24.6 Medium purple · ΔE 25.9 Cornflower blue · ΔE 32.4 Thistle · ΔE 34.4

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 14.29, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CAFFA8

Analogous#B2A8FF, #FFA8F5

Triadic#FFDDA8, #A8FFDD

Split complementary#F5FFA8, #A8FFB2

Tetradic#FFB2A8, #CAFFA8, #A8F5FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F1DBFF

Darker −10%#C975FF

Darker −20%#B542FF

Darker −30%#A10FFF

Darker −40%#8500DB

More saturated +25%#DDA8FF

Less saturated −25%#DBB3F4

Channel breakdown

R221

G168

B255

Red221 (86.7%)

Green168 (65.9%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue276.55°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness82.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR DD · G A8 · B FF

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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