Recognised as Colour
#DDC2EA
- #DDC2EA
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#DDC2EA is a violet with RGB values 221, 194, 234 and HSL 281°, 49%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#DDC2EA#DDC2EA
HEX#DDC2EA
RGBrgb(221, 194, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.7608, 0.9176
RGB percentages86.7%, 76.1%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(280.5, 48.8%, 83.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280.5, 17.1%, 91.8%)
CMYK5.6%, 17.1%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,533,354
CSS custom property--colour: #DDC2EA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.59896WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness207.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.98:1
Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#223D15
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CFEAC2
Analogous#C9C2EA, #EAC2E3
Triadic#EADDC2, #C2EADD
Split complementary#E3EAC2, #C2EAC9
Tetradic#EAC9C2, #CFEAC2, #C2E3EA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G194
B234
Red221 (86.7%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue280.5°
Saturation (HSL)48.78%
Lightness83.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DD · G C2 · B EA
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