Recognised as Colour
#DDC6F4
- #DDC6F4
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#DDC6F4 is a violet with RGB values 221, 198, 244 and HSL 270°, 68%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#DDC6F4#DDC6F4
HEX#DDC6F4
RGBrgb(221, 198, 244)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.7765, 0.9569
RGB percentages86.7%, 77.6%, 95.7%
HSLhsl(270, 67.6%, 86.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270, 18.9%, 95.7%)
CMYK9.4%, 18.9%, 0%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,534,388
CSS custom property--colour: #DDC6F4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.62292WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.46:1
Contrast with white1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CECECE
Inverted#22390B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DDF4C6
Analogous#C6C6F4, #F4C6F4
Triadic#F4DDC6, #C6F4DD
Split complementary#F4F4C6, #C6F4C6
Tetradic#F4C6C6, #DDF4C6, #C6F4F4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G198
B244
Red221 (86.7%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue244 (95.7%)
Hue270°
Saturation (HSL)67.65%
Lightness86.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DD · G C6 · B F4
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