Colour
#DDBBFF
- #DDBBFF
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#DDBBFF is a violet with RGB values 221, 187, 255 and HSL 270°, 100%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#DDBBFF#DDBBFF
HEX#DDBBFF
HEX (short)#DBF
RGBrgb(221, 187, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.7333, 1
RGB percentages86.7%, 73.3%, 100%
HSLhsl(270, 100%, 86.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270, 26.7%, 100%)
CMYK13.3%, 26.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,531,583
CSS custom property--colour: #DDBBFF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.58133WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.63:1
Contrast with white1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#224400
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DDFFBB
Analogous#BBBBFF, #FFBBFF
Triadic#FFDDBB, #BBFFDD
Split complementary#FFFFBB, #BBFFBB
Tetradic#FFBBBB, #DDFFBB, #BBFFFF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G187
B255
Red221 (86.7%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue270°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness86.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DD · G BB · B FF
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