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Recognised as Colour

#DDCCE5

  • #DDCCE5
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#DDCCE5 is a violet with RGB values 221, 204, 229 and HSL 281°, 32%, 85%. 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

#DDCCE5#DDCCE5
HEX#DDCCE5
RGBrgb(221, 204, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.8, 0.898
RGB percentages86.7%, 80%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(280.8, 32.5%, 84.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280.8, 10.9%, 89.8%)
CMYK3.5%, 10.9%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,535,909
CSS custom property--colour: #DDCCE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64215WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness212.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.84:1
Contrast with white1.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1
Inverted#22331A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C9D1E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#CCD2E4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Tritanopia#DDCFD4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.6 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 text13.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 5Lavender · ΔE 10.2Light steelblue · ΔE 13.9Light grey · ΔE 14.6Gainsboro · ΔE 15Silver · ΔE 15.9
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 4.99, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D4E5CC
Analogous#D1CCE5, #E5CCE1
Triadic#E5DDCC, #CCE5DD
Split complementary#E1E5CC, #CCE5D1
Tetradic#E5D1CC, #D4E5CC, #CCE1E5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F4EEF6
Darker −10%#C6AAD4
Darker −20%#B088C3
Darker −30%#9967B1
Darker −40%#804D98
More saturated +25%#E0C2EF
Less saturated −25%#DAD6DB

Channel breakdown

R221
G204
B229
Red221 (86.7%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue280.8°
Saturation (HSL)32.47%
Lightness84.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DD · G CC · B E5

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