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Recognised as Colour

#DDCFEE

  • #DDCFEE
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#DDCFEE is a violet with RGB values 221, 207, 238 and HSL 267°, 48%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#DDCFEE#DDCFEE
HEX#DDCFEE
RGBrgb(221, 207, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.8118, 0.9333
RGB percentages86.7%, 81.2%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(267.1, 47.7%, 87.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(267.1, 13%, 93.3%)
CMYK7.1%, 13%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,536,686
CSS custom property--colour: #DDCFEE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66171WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness215 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.23:1
Contrast with white1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D4D4D4
Inverted#223011

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CAD4EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#CDD5EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Tritanopia#DBD3D9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 7.1Lavender · ΔE 10.3Light steelblue · ΔE 13.7Light grey · ΔE 17.1Gainsboro · ΔE 17.3Lavender blush · ΔE 17.6
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 7.1, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E0EECF
Analogous#CFD1EE, #EDCFEE
Triadic#EEDDCF, #CFEEDD
Split complementary#EEEDCF, #D1EECF
Tetradic#EECFD1, #E0EECF, #CFEEED

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F8F5FB
Darker −10%#C2A9E1
Darker −20%#A884D3
Darker −30%#8D5EC6
Darker −40%#733FB2
More saturated +25%#DCC7F6
Less saturated −25%#DED7E6

Channel breakdown

R221
G207
B238
Red221 (86.7%)
Green207 (81.2%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue267.1°
Saturation (HSL)47.69%
Lightness87.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DD · G CF · B EE

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