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Recognised as Colour

#DDCCE2

  • #DDCCE2
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#DDCCE2 is a violet with RGB values 221, 204, 226 and HSL 286°, 27%, 84%. 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

#DDCCE2#DDCCE2
HEX#DDCCE2
RGBrgb(221, 204, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.8, 0.8863
RGB percentages86.7%, 80%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(286.4, 27.5%, 84.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.4, 9.7%, 88.6%)
CMYK2.2%, 9.7%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,535,906
CSS custom property--colour: #DDCCE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64049WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness211.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.81:1
Contrast with white1.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1
Inverted#22331D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CAD0E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#CDD2E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Tritanopia#DDCED3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 5.2Lavender · ΔE 10Light grey · ΔE 13.2Gainsboro · ΔE 13.7Light steelblue · ΔE 14Silver · ΔE 14.6
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 5.2, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D1E2CC
Analogous#D2CCE2, #E2CCDC
Triadic#E2DDCC, #CCE2DD
Split complementary#DCE2CC, #CCE2D2
Tetradic#E2D2CC, #D1E2CC, #CCDCE2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F3EDF4
Darker −10%#C7ABD0
Darker −20%#B28BBD
Darker −30%#9C6AAB
Darker −40%#825290
More saturated +25%#E2C2EC
Less saturated −25%#D8D6D8

Channel breakdown

R221
G204
B226
Red221 (86.7%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue286.36°
Saturation (HSL)27.5%
Lightness84.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DD · G CC · B E2

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