Colour
#DDCAF4
- #DDCAF4
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#DDCAF4 is a violet with RGB values 221, 202, 244 and HSL 267°, 66%, 87%. 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
#DDCAF4#DDCAF4
HEX#DDCAF4
RGBrgb(221, 202, 244)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.7922, 0.9569
RGB percentages86.7%, 79.2%, 95.7%
HSLhsl(267.1, 65.6%, 87.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(267.1, 17.2%, 95.7%)
CMYK9.4%, 17.2%, 0%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,535,412
CSS custom property--colour: #DDCAF4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.64145WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness212.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.83:1
Contrast with white1.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1
Inverted#22350B
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 text13.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E1F4CA
Analogous#CACCF4, #F2CAF4
Triadic#F4DDCA, #CAF4DD
Split complementary#F4F2CA, #CCF4CA
Tetradic#F4CACC, #E1F4CA, #CAF4F2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G202
B244
Red221 (86.7%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue244 (95.7%)
Hue267.14°
Saturation (HSL)65.63%
Lightness87.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DD · G CA · B F4
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