Colour
#DDBAE7
- #DDBAE7
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#DDBAE7 is a violet with RGB values 221, 186, 231 and HSL 287°, 48%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#DDBAE7#DDBAE7
HEX#DDBAE7
RGBrgb(221, 186, 231)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.7294, 0.9059
RGB percentages86.7%, 72.9%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(286.7, 48.4%, 81.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.7, 19.5%, 90.6%)
CMYK4.3%, 19.5%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,531,303
CSS custom property--colour: #DDBAE7;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.56259WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.25:1
Contrast with white1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#224518
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C4E7BA
Analogous#C7BAE7, #E7BADA
Triadic#E7DDBA, #BAE7DD
Split complementary#DBE7BA, #BAE7C7
Tetradic#E7C7BA, #C4E7BA, #BADAE7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G186
B231
Red221 (86.7%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue286.67°
Saturation (HSL)48.39%
Lightness81.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DD · G BA · B E7
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