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Recognised as Colour

#DDC9E4

  • #DDC9E4
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#DDC9E4 is a violet with RGB values 221, 201, 228 and HSL 284°, 33%, 84%. 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

#DDC9E4#DDC9E4
HEX#DDC9E4
RGBrgb(221, 201, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.7882, 0.8941
RGB percentages86.7%, 78.8%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(284.4, 33.3%, 84.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.4, 11.8%, 89.4%)
CMYK3.1%, 11.8%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,535,140
CSS custom property--colour: #DDC9E4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62747WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.55:1
Contrast with white1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF
Inverted#22361B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C6CEE5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#CAD0E3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Tritanopia#DDCCD2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 3.9Lavender · ΔE 11.8Light steelblue · ΔE 14.6Light grey · ΔE 16Gainsboro · ΔE 16.6Silver · ΔE 16.9
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 3.87, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D0E4C9
Analogous#D0C9E4, #E4C9DE
Triadic#E4DDC9, #C9E4DD
Split complementary#DEE4C9, #C9E4D0
Tetradic#E4D0C9, #D0E4C9, #C9DEE4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F2EBF5
Darker −10%#C8A7D3
Darker −20%#B285C2
Darker −30%#9D63B1
Darker −40%#834B96
More saturated +25%#E2BFEE
Less saturated −25%#D8D3DA

Channel breakdown

R221
G201
B228
Red221 (86.7%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue284.44°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness84.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DD · G C9 · B E4

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