Recognised as Colour
#DDC8FF
- #DDC8FF
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#DDC8FF is a violet with RGB values 221, 200, 255 and HSL 263°, 100%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#DDC8FF#DDC8FF
HEX#DDC8FF
RGBrgb(221, 200, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.7843, 1
RGB percentages86.7%, 78.4%, 100%
HSLhsl(262.9, 100%, 89.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.9, 21.6%, 100%)
CMYK13.3%, 21.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,534,911
CSS custom property--colour: #DDC8FF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.63901WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.78:1
Contrast with white1.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0
Inverted#223700
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#EAFFC8
Analogous#C8CEFF, #F9C8FF
Triadic#FFDDC8, #C8FFDD
Split complementary#FFF9C8, #CEFFC8
Tetradic#FFC8CE, #EAFFC8, #C8FFF9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G200
B255
Red221 (86.7%)
Green200 (78.4%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue262.91°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness89.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DD · G C8 · B FF
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