Recognised as Colour
#DDCAFD
- #DDCAFD
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#DDCAFD is a violet with RGB values 221, 202, 253 and HSL 262°, 93%, 89%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#DDCAFD#DDCAFD
HEX#DDCAFD
RGBrgb(221, 202, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.7922, 0.9922
RGB percentages86.7%, 79.2%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(262.4, 92.7%, 89.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.4, 20.2%, 99.2%)
CMYK12.6%, 20.2%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,535,421
CSS custom property--colour: #DDCAFD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.64705WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.94:1
Contrast with white1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2
Inverted#223502
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#EAFDCA
Analogous#CAD0FD, #F7CAFD
Triadic#FDDDCA, #CAFDDD
Split complementary#FDF7CA, #D0FDCA
Tetradic#FDCAD0, #EAFDCA, #CAFDF7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G202
B253
Red221 (86.7%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue262.35°
Saturation (HSL)92.73%
Lightness89.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DD · G CA · B FD
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