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Recognised as Colour

#DDCFDD

  • #DDCFDD
  • Magenta
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#DDCFDD is a magenta with RGB values 221, 207, 221 and HSL 300°, 17%, 84%. 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

#DDCFDD#DDCFDD
HEX#DDCFDD
RGBrgb(221, 207, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.8118, 0.8667
RGB percentages86.7%, 81.2%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(300, 17.1%, 83.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 6.3%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 6.3%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,536,669
CSS custom property--colour: #DDCFDD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65218WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness212.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.04:1
Contrast with white1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3
Inverted#223022

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CED2DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#D1D4DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Tritanopia#DED0D3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.8 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 text14.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 8.5Light grey · ΔE 9Lavender · ΔE 9.2Gainsboro · ΔE 9.5Silver · ΔE 11.3Lavender blush · ΔE 12.4
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 8.47, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CFDDCF
Analogous#D6CFDD, #DDCFD6
Triadic#DDDDCF, #CFDDDD
Split complementary#D6DDCF, #CFDDD6
Tetradic#DDD6CF, #CFDDCF, #CFD6DD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F2EDF2
Darker −10%#C8B1C8
Darker −20%#B393B3
Darker −30%#9E759E
Darker −40%#835D83
More saturated +25%#E7C5E7
Less saturated −25%#D6D6D6

Channel breakdown

R221
G207
B221
Red221 (86.7%)
Green207 (81.2%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)17.07%
Lightness83.92%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR DD · G CF · B DD

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