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Colour

#DDCBEF

  • #DDCBEF
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#DDCBEF is a violet with RGB values 221, 203, 239 and HSL 270°, 53%, 87%. 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

#DDCBEF#DDCBEF
HEX#DDCBEF
RGBrgb(221, 203, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.7961, 0.9373
RGB percentages86.7%, 79.6%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(270, 52.9%, 86.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270, 15.1%, 93.7%)
CMYK7.5%, 15.1%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,535,663
CSS custom property--colour: #DDCBEF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64316WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness212.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.86:1
Contrast with white1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1
Inverted#223410

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C6D1F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#C9D2EEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Tritanopia#DBCFD7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 7.4Lavender · ΔE 13.3Light steelblue · ΔE 15.2Light grey · ΔE 20.1Lavender blush · ΔE 20.3Gainsboro · ΔE 20.4
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 7.42, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDEFCB
Analogous#CBCBEF, #EFCBEF
Triadic#EFDDCB, #CBEFDD
Split complementary#EFEFCB, #CBEFCB
Tetradic#EFCBCB, #DDEFCB, #CBEFEF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F7F2FB
Darker −10%#C4A4E3
Darker −20%#AA7DD7
Darker −30%#9156CB
Darker −40%#7738B6
More saturated +25%#DDC3F8
Less saturated −25%#DDD3E7

Channel breakdown

R221
G203
B239
Red221 (86.7%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue270°
Saturation (HSL)52.94%
Lightness86.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DD · G CB · B EF

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