Colour
#DDBCFF
- #DDBCFF
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#DDBCFF is a violet with RGB values 221, 188, 255 and HSL 270°, 100%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#DDBCFF#DDBCFF
HEX#DDBCFF
RGBrgb(221, 188, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.7373, 1
RGB percentages86.7%, 73.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(269.6, 100%, 86.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(269.6, 26.3%, 100%)
CMYK13.3%, 26.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,531,839
CSS custom property--colour: #DDBCFF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.58559WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.71:1
Contrast with white1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#224300
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DEFFBC
Analogous#BCBDFF, #FEBCFF
Triadic#FFDDBC, #BCFFDD
Split complementary#FFFFBC, #BDFFBC
Tetradic#FFBCBD, #DEFFBC, #BCFFFE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G188
B255
Red221 (86.7%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue269.55°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness86.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DD · G BC · B FF
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