Colour
#DDAEED
- #DDAEED
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#DDAEED is a violet with RGB values 221, 174, 237 and HSL 285°, 64%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#DDAEED#DDAEED
HEX#DDAEED
RGBrgb(221, 174, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.6824, 0.9294
RGB percentages86.7%, 68.2%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(284.8, 63.6%, 80.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.8, 26.6%, 92.9%)
CMYK6.8%, 26.6%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,528,237
CSS custom property--colour: #DDAEED;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.51759WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.35:1
Contrast with white1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#225112
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BEEDAE
Analogous#BEAEED, #EDAEDD
Triadic#EDDDAE, #AEEDDD
Split complementary#DEEDAE, #AEEDBE
Tetradic#EDBEAE, #BEEDAE, #AEDDED
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G174
B237
Red221 (86.7%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue284.76°
Saturation (HSL)63.64%
Lightness80.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DD · G AE · B ED
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