Recognised as Colour
#DDC8F5
- #DDC8F5
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#DDC8F5 is a violet with RGB values 221, 200, 245 and HSL 268°, 69%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#DDC8F5#DDC8F5
HEX#DDC8F5
RGBrgb(221, 200, 245)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.7843, 0.9608
RGB percentages86.7%, 78.4%, 96.1%
HSLhsl(268, 69.2%, 87.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268, 18.4%, 96.1%)
CMYK9.8%, 18.4%, 0%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,534,901
CSS custom property--colour: #DDC8F5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.63273WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness212 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.65:1
Contrast with white1.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0
Inverted#22370A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E0F5C8
Analogous#C8CAF5, #F4C8F5
Triadic#F5DDC8, #C8F5DD
Split complementary#F5F4C8, #CAF5C8
Tetradic#F5C8CA, #E0F5C8, #C8F5F4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G200
B245
Red221 (86.7%)
Green200 (78.4%)
Blue245 (96.1%)
Hue268°
Saturation (HSL)69.23%
Lightness87.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DD · G C8 · B F5
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