Recognised as Colour
#DDC2ED
- #DDC2ED
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#DDC2ED is a violet with RGB values 221, 194, 237 and HSL 278°, 54%, 85%. 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
#DDC2ED#DDC2ED
HEX#DDC2ED
RGBrgb(221, 194, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.7608, 0.9294
RGB percentages86.7%, 76.1%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(277.7, 54.4%, 84.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.7, 18.1%, 92.9%)
CMYK6.8%, 18.1%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,533,357
CSS custom property--colour: #DDC2ED;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.6007WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness207.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.01:1
Contrast with white1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#223D12
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D2EDC2
Analogous#C8C2ED, #EDC2E8
Triadic#EDDDC2, #C2EDDD
Split complementary#E8EDC2, #C2EDC8
Tetradic#EDC8C2, #D2EDC2, #C2E8ED
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G194
B237
Red221 (86.7%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue277.67°
Saturation (HSL)54.43%
Lightness84.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DD · G C2 · B ED
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