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Recognised as Colour

#DDCCF5

  • #DDCCF5
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#DDCCF5 is a violet with RGB values 221, 204, 245 and HSL 265°, 67%, 88%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#DDCCF5#DDCCF5
HEX#DDCCF5
RGBrgb(221, 204, 245)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.8, 0.9608
RGB percentages86.7%, 80%, 96.1%
HSLhsl(264.9, 67.2%, 88%)
HSV / HSBhsv(264.9, 16.7%, 96.1%)
CMYK9.8%, 16.7%, 0%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,535,925
CSS custom property--colour: #DDCCF5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6515WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.03:1
Contrast with white1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3
Inverted#22330A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C5D3F7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#C8D3F4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Tritanopia#DAD1DAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 9.8Lavender · ΔE 14.8Light steelblue · ΔE 16.2Lavender blush · ΔE 22.2Plum · ΔE 22.4Light grey · ΔE 22.5
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 9.83, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E4F5CC
Analogous#CCD0F5, #F2CCF5
Triadic#F5DDCC, #CCF5DD
Split complementary#F5F2CC, #D0F5CC
Tetradic#F5CCD0, #E4F5CC, #CCF5F2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F9F7FD
Darker −10%#C1A1ED
Darker −20%#A477E4
Darker −30%#884CDC
Darker −40%#6C28CD
More saturated +25%#DCC4FD
Less saturated −25%#DED4ED

Channel breakdown

R221
G204
B245
Red221 (86.7%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue245 (96.1%)
Hue264.88°
Saturation (HSL)67.21%
Lightness88.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DD · G CC · B F5

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