Colour

#DDB1FF

#DDB1FF
Violet
Light
Nearest: Plum

#DDB1FF is a violet with RGB values 221, 177, 255 and HSL 274°, 100%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#DDB1FF

RGBrgb(221, 177, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.6941, 1

RGB percentages86.7%, 69.4%, 100%

HSLhsl(273.8, 100%, 84.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(273.8, 30.6%, 100%)

CMYK13.3%, 30.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,529,023

CSS custom property--colour: #DDB1FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54036WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness201 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.81:1

Contrast with white1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0

Inverted#224E00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A3C0FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#ADC3FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.5 from the original

Tritanopia#D9BCCDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 12 Violet · ΔE 28.1 Thistle · ΔE 28.8 Orchid · ΔE 29.8 Medium purple · ΔE 30.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 31.3

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 12.02, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D3FFB1

Analogous#B6B1FF, #FFB1FA

Triadic#FFDDB1, #B1FFDD

Split complementary#FAFFB1, #B1FFB6

Tetradic#FFB6B1, #D3FFB1, #B1FAFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F3E4FF

Darker −10%#C77EFF

Darker −20%#B14BFF

Darker −30%#9A18FF

Darker −40%#8100E4

More saturated +25%#DDB1FF

Less saturated −25%#DCBBF5

Channel breakdown

R221

G177

B255

Red221 (86.7%)

Green177 (69.4%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue273.85°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness84.71%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR DD · G B1 · 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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