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Recognised as Colour

#DDBDF4

  • #DDBDF4
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Plum

#DDBDF4 is a violet with RGB values 221, 189, 244 and HSL 275°, 71%, 85%. 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

#DDBDF4#DDBDF4
HEX#DDBDF4
RGBrgb(221, 189, 244)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.7412, 0.9569
RGB percentages86.7%, 74.1%, 95.7%
HSLhsl(274.9, 71.4%, 84.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(274.9, 22.5%, 95.7%)
CMYK9.4%, 22.5%, 0%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,532,084
CSS custom property--colour: #DDBDF4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58299WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness205.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.66:1
Contrast with white1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#22420B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B5C7F6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#BBCAF2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.1 from the original
Tritanopia#DBC4D0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 13.5Thistle · ΔE 16Light steelblue · ΔE 24Lavender · ΔE 24.6Pink · ΔE 26.6Light pink · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 13.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D4F4BD
Analogous#C2BDF4, #F4BDEF
Triadic#F4DDBD, #BDF4DD
Split complementary#F0F4BD, #BDF4C2
Tetradic#F4C2BD, #D4F4BD, #BDEFF4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F4E9FB
Darker −10%#C691ED
Darker −20%#B066E5
Darker −30%#993ADE
Darker −40%#8021C4
More saturated +25%#DFB3FE
Less saturated −25%#DBC7EA

Channel breakdown

R221
G189
B244
Red221 (86.7%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue244 (95.7%)
Hue274.91°
Saturation (HSL)71.43%
Lightness84.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DD · G BD · B F4

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