Colour
#DDAAEF
- #DDAAEF
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#DDAAEF is a violet with RGB values 221, 170, 239 and HSL 284°, 68%, 80%. 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
#DDAAEF#DDAAEF
HEX#DDAAEF
RGBrgb(221, 170, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.6667, 0.9373
RGB percentages86.7%, 66.7%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(284.3, 68.3%, 80.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.3, 28.9%, 93.7%)
CMYK7.5%, 28.9%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,527,215
CSS custom property--colour: #DDAAEF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50354WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.07:1
Contrast with white1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#225510
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BCEFAA
Analogous#BBAAEF, #EFAADF
Triadic#EFDDAA, #AAEFDD
Split complementary#DEEFAA, #AAEFBB
Tetradic#EFBBAA, #BCEFAA, #AADFEF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G170
B239
Red221 (86.7%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue284.35°
Saturation (HSL)68.32%
Lightness80.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DD · G AA · B EF
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