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Recognised as Colour

#DDD1E0

  • #DDD1E0
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#DDD1E0 is a violet with RGB values 221, 209, 224 and HSL 288°, 19%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#DDD1E0#DDD1E0
HEX#DDD1E0
RGBrgb(221, 209, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.8196, 0.8784
RGB percentages86.7%, 82%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(288, 19.5%, 84.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288, 6.7%, 87.8%)
CMYK1.3%, 6.7%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,537,184
CSS custom property--colour: #DDD1E0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66355WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.27:1
Contrast with white1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5
Inverted#222E1F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D0D4E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#D2D5DFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Tritanopia#DDD2D6no 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 text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 8.2Thistle · ΔE 8.8Light grey · ΔE 9Gainsboro · ΔE 9.4Silver · ΔE 11.7Lavender blush · ΔE 12.2
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 8.25, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D4E0D1
Analogous#D6D1E0, #E0D1DC
Triadic#E0DDD1, #D1E0DD
Split complementary#DCE0D1, #D1E0D6
Tetradic#E0D6D1, #D4E0D1, #D1DCE0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F4EFF5
Darker −10%#C6B3CB
Darker −20%#B094B7
Darker −30%#9976A2
Darker −40%#805C89
More saturated +25%#E3C7EA
Less saturated −25%#D9D9D9

Channel breakdown

R221
G209
B224
Red221 (86.7%)
Green209 (82%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue288°
Saturation (HSL)19.48%
Lightness84.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DD · G D1 · B E0

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