Recognised as Colour
#DDB3F8
- #DDB3F8
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#DDB3F8 is a violet with RGB values 221, 179, 248 and HSL 277°, 83%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#DDB3F8#DDB3F8
HEX#DDB3F8
RGBrgb(221, 179, 248)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.702, 0.9725
RGB percentages86.7%, 70.2%, 97.3%
HSLhsl(276.5, 83.1%, 83.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276.5, 27.8%, 97.3%)
CMYK10.9%, 27.8%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,529,528
CSS custom property--colour: #DDB3F8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.5439WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.88:1
Contrast with white1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#224C07
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CEF8B3
Analogous#BAB3F8, #F8B3F1
Triadic#F8DDB3, #B3F8DD
Split complementary#F0F8B3, #B3F8BB
Tetradic#F8BBB3, #CEF8B3, #B3F1F8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G179
B248
Red221 (86.7%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue248 (97.3%)
Hue276.52°
Saturation (HSL)83.13%
Lightness83.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DD · G B3 · B F8
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