Recognised as Colour
#DDBBEF
- #DDBBEF
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#DDBBEF is a violet with RGB values 221, 187, 239 and HSL 279°, 62%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#DDBBEF#DDBBEF
HEX#DDBBEF
RGBrgb(221, 187, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.7333, 0.9373
RGB percentages86.7%, 73.3%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(279.2, 61.9%, 83.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.2, 21.8%, 93.7%)
CMYK7.5%, 21.8%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,531,567
CSS custom property--colour: #DDBBEF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.57145WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness204.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.43:1
Contrast with white1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#224410
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CDEFBB
Analogous#C3BBEF, #EFBBE7
Triadic#EFDDBB, #BBEFDD
Split complementary#E7EFBB, #BBEFC3
Tetradic#EFC3BB, #CDEFBB, #BBE7EF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G187
B239
Red221 (86.7%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue279.23°
Saturation (HSL)61.9%
Lightness83.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DD · G BB · B EF
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