Recognised as Colour
#DDB3EE
- #DDB3EE
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#DDB3EE is a violet with RGB values 221, 179, 238 and HSL 283°, 63%, 82%. 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
#DDB3EE#DDB3EE
HEX#DDB3EE
RGBrgb(221, 179, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.702, 0.9333
RGB percentages86.7%, 70.2%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(282.7, 63.4%, 81.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.7, 24.8%, 93.3%)
CMYK7.1%, 24.8%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,529,518
CSS custom property--colour: #DDB3EE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.53785WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.76:1
Contrast with white1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#224C11
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C4EEB3
Analogous#C0B3EE, #EEB3E1
Triadic#EEDDB3, #B3EEDD
Split complementary#E2EEB3, #B3EEC0
Tetradic#EEC0B3, #C4EEB3, #B3E2EE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G179
B238
Red221 (86.7%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue282.71°
Saturation (HSL)63.44%
Lightness81.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DD · G B3 · B EE
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