Recognised as Colour
#DDB4F5
- #DDB4F5
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#DDB4F5 is a violet with RGB values 221, 180, 245 and HSL 278°, 76%, 83%. 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
#DDB4F5#DDB4F5
HEX#DDB4F5
RGBrgb(221, 180, 245)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.7059, 0.9608
RGB percentages86.7%, 70.6%, 96.1%
HSLhsl(277.8, 76.5%, 83.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.8, 26.5%, 96.1%)
CMYK9.8%, 26.5%, 0%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,529,781
CSS custom property--colour: #DDB4F5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.54607WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.92:1
Contrast with white1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#224B0A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CCF5B4
Analogous#BDB4F5, #F5B4ED
Triadic#F5DDB4, #B4F5DD
Split complementary#EDF5B4, #B4F5BD
Tetradic#F5BDB4, #CCF5B4, #B4EDF5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G180
B245
Red221 (86.7%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue245 (96.1%)
Hue277.85°
Saturation (HSL)76.47%
Lightness83.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DD · G B4 · B F5
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