Recognised as Colour
#DDBFEB
- #DDBFEB
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#DDBFEB is a violet with RGB values 221, 191, 235 and HSL 281°, 52%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#DDBFEB#DDBFEB
HEX#DDBFEB
RGBrgb(221, 191, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.749, 0.9216
RGB percentages86.7%, 74.9%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(280.9, 52.4%, 83.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280.9, 18.7%, 92.2%)
CMYK6%, 18.7%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,532,587
CSS custom property--colour: #DDBFEB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.58632WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness205.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.73:1
Contrast with white1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#224014
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 text12.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CDEBBF
Analogous#C7BFEB, #EBBFE3
Triadic#EBDDBF, #BFEBDD
Split complementary#E3EBBF, #BFEBC7
Tetradic#EBC7BF, #CDEBBF, #BFE3EB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G191
B235
Red221 (86.7%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue280.91°
Saturation (HSL)52.38%
Lightness83.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DD · G BF · B EB
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