Recognised as Colour
#DDC4FE
- #DDC4FE
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Plum
#DDC4FE is a violet with RGB values 221, 196, 254 and HSL 266°, 97%, 88%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#DDC4FE#DDC4FE
HEX#DDC4FE
RGBrgb(221, 196, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.7686, 0.9961
RGB percentages86.7%, 76.9%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(265.9, 96.7%, 88.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265.9, 22.8%, 99.6%)
CMYK13%, 22.8%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,533,886
CSS custom property--colour: #DDC4FE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.62008WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness211 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.4:1
Contrast with white1.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CECECE
Inverted#223B01
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E5FEC4
Analogous#C4C8FE, #FAC4FE
Triadic#FEDDC4, #C4FEDD
Split complementary#FEFAC4, #C8FEC4
Tetradic#FEC4C8, #E5FEC4, #C4FEFA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G196
B254
Red221 (86.7%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue265.86°
Saturation (HSL)96.67%
Lightness88.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DD · G C4 · B FE
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