Colour
#DDBEEB
- #DDBEEB
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#DDBEEB is a violet with RGB values 221, 190, 235 and HSL 281°, 53%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#DDBEEB#DDBEEB
HEX#DDBEEB
RGBrgb(221, 190, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.7451, 0.9216
RGB percentages86.7%, 74.5%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(281.3, 52.9%, 83.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.3, 19.1%, 92.2%)
CMYK6%, 19.1%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,532,331
CSS custom property--colour: #DDBEEB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.58197WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness205.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.64:1
Contrast with white1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#224114
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 text12.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CCEBBE
Analogous#C7BEEB, #EBBEE3
Triadic#EBDDBE, #BEEBDD
Split complementary#E2EBBE, #BEEBC7
Tetradic#EBC7BE, #CCEBBE, #BEE2EB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G190
B235
Red221 (86.7%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue281.33°
Saturation (HSL)52.94%
Lightness83.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DD · G BE · B EB
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